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Post by bichos on Mar 24, 2011 23:27:09 GMT -8
Very nice, I hope to go to Hawaii one day to see this nice species, I believe they are found under logs high up in the mountain rainforests of Hawaii
The pictured specimen is a male right?
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Post by bichos on Mar 22, 2011 0:36:08 GMT -8
Thanks yes I do like these Left grandis from Taiwan and grandis from Fujian Province China Attachments:
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Post by bichos on Mar 22, 2011 0:29:49 GMT -8
Yes I think your right, I was just going by the dealers identification.I looked them up on a japanese book and they also treat them as seperate species but your approach is good enough for me. I suppose I just don't spend enough time and enegy pondering Odontolabis' higher classification.
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Post by bichos on Mar 21, 2011 0:26:14 GMT -8
O. femoratus waterstrandi O. castlenaudi Pangai Is. O. castlenaudi W. Malaysia 86mm Attachments:
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Post by bichos on Mar 20, 2011 23:44:17 GMT -8
They started off as Odontolabis spectabilis I thinks and then some minor differences were found (like the size of the pre-occular canthi and mandibles) backed by geograhical zones within Sumatra two more species are now recognised I think it's a bit silly. Odontolabis yasuokai O. spectabilis and O. lacorderei Attachments:
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Post by bichos on Mar 20, 2011 22:54:27 GMT -8
Ocuvera fallasiosus 81mm and O. camelus meso Attachments:
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Post by bichos on Mar 20, 2011 22:50:35 GMT -8
k Ray I'll start with the dirtiest of all the VAMPIRE beetle or O. dalmani, which is literally nailed to the wall when caught by the locals they for bvious reasons they dislike this one and luckly not other lucanids Attachments:
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Post by bichos on Mar 20, 2011 4:10:44 GMT -8
Very nice, first time I see O. macrocephalus, leuthneri is much nicer tho thanks for sharing.
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Post by bichos on Mar 20, 2011 4:02:59 GMT -8
Urodacus elongatus and Liocheles sp. both from Oz and are the largest species commonly found here. There are larger species in the outback/remote areas supposedly Attachments:
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Post by bichos on Mar 20, 2011 4:00:04 GMT -8
Nice pickies, actually I recognise most of them as the majority occur in the sydney region as well
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Post by bichos on Mar 20, 2011 3:55:18 GMT -8
;D I thought it had to do something with turtles lol te ra to lo gi cal, gee thanks. Well here is a better specimen of a common species H. bolimna which was passed on two years ago Gynandromorph not a full bilateral tho Attachments:
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Post by bichos on Mar 19, 2011 16:17:14 GMT -8
Mitophyllus parrianus is the most common and widespread and probably the largest Actually Parry erected the Mitophyllus genus in 1843 for M. irroratus another common species which was later synonimised under Cerratognathus. M. parrianus and other former NZ Cerratognathus where placed under Mitophyllus in 2007 by Beverly Holloway. However they remain under the Tribe Ceratognathini and sub-family Aesalinae NOT Nicagus sorry M. alboguttatus - M. angusticeps - M. arcuatus - M. dispar - M. falcatus - M. foveolatus - M. fusculus - M. gibbosus - M. insignis - M. irroratus - M. macrocerus - M. parrianus - M. reflexus - M. solox.
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Post by bichos on Mar 19, 2011 16:00:24 GMT -8
its tortological!!! I like it. I did't see the old thread on this but I agree its not a real nice defformity, but I won't be throwing it in the bin it's a keeper. thanks for your comments...
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Post by bichos on Mar 18, 2011 22:06:34 GMT -8
HI Found this Vanessa itea rercently, wasn't flying so good. Not sure what to make of it, its probably not a gynandro, so just a simple aberration Attachments:
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Post by bichos on Mar 18, 2011 5:18:27 GMT -8
Really, have you tried it already? I would be reluctant to try it as it may affect the specimens colour or take a long time to kill it. Why would you recommend this chemical? Personally I prefer Ethyl Acetate, I cannot get Chloroform otherways I'd probably use it. I used petrol once I had nothing else and no I don't recommend it, lots of beetles and nowhere to put them lol. Boiling water, it's good short term, you have to be creative when you have many beetles trying to escape or chew each other to bits. I have also used decapitation with mixed results.
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