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Platycerus virescens from AL


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Found these yesterday :)

I've never seen these in AL before even though the place where I found them was an area where I've visited multiple times. So it was a real surprise when I found these guys in that area.

 

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Very nice find !

Do you try to breed them ?

 

Greetings,

Mashku.

 

Unfortunately, I was only able to find males :(

But I did manage to breed some last year though all the adults that emerged died mysteriously.

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Very nice post! We have a similarly looking Platycerus species up here in Ontario, but I am not sure about the exact sp. They seem to be very common once spring hits.

 

Ooh...those might be P. depressus, which I've been looking for for a long time. Can you possibly collect and sell some to me?

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Sure! I can do that very easily, they are super common where I live. However, since we had some serious frost already, you will have to wait until April..

Just to be sure - are you looking for adults or larvae? I think the adults are not very long-lived.

 

Here's a not-so-good photo of a male from 2012:

 

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Thank you so much for considering and that is an awesome picture you have right there!

 

Unfortunately, the species in the picture is the same species as the one on this topic : Platycerus virescens. Yours is a major male, which is quite hard to encounter. Wish I could see a major male like that in my area :(

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Thanks for the ID. I do not know a lot a bout this genus. How do you distinguish between Platycerus virescens and P. depressus?

 

Striation pattern on the elytra and pornotum shape is quite different :)

 

Compare :

 

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http://bugguide.net/node/view/493150/bgimage

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Thanks for the ID. I do not know a lot a bout this genus. How do you distinguish between Platycerus virescens and P. depressus?

 

Well, I'm sure there are other ways, but the way I can quickly tell them apart is by looking at the antennae.

 

If you look at the antennae of a P. virescens, you'll notice the clubbed tip. Below that are 3 spikes. The 3rd spike down is rather small and not very prominent.

 

Now, if you look at the antennae of a P. depressus, you'll see that the 3rd spike is rather long and well defined.

 

Anyway, that's the way I do it. And, it's fairly easy once you get the hang of it.

 

Cheers

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Well, I'm sure there are other ways, but the way I can quickly tell them apart is by looking at the antennae.

 

If you look at the antennae of a P. virescens, you'll notice the clubbed tip. Below that are 3 spikes. The 3rd spike down is rather small and not very prominent.

 

Now, if you look at the antennae of a P. depressus, you'll see that the 3rd spike is rather long and well defined.

 

Anyway, that's the way I do it. And, it's fairly easy once you get the hang of it.

 

Cheers

 

 

Wow! I didn't notice that until you mentioned this. Thank you so much for posting the info :)

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Thanks guys for the good info!
I will keep my eyes open when spring comes. Last year I found a Sinodendron male in the forest but because I was on a hike with students I did not collect it. Only later I found out that S. rugosum is found only in Western North America (I am in Ontario, Eastern NA) so I am dying to know what it was.

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