Hisserdude Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Another uncommonly kept darkling beetle, these guys are sand dune specialists, and require a sandy substrate. I am keeping them in a medium sized container filled with sand and a tiny bit of coconut fiber. There is a layer of dead leaves on top of the substrate, which serves as a food source. They are also being fed dog food and carrots. Hopefully these guys breed for me, I don't know if anyone has successfully managed to get this species to reproduce in captivity. Here are some pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 They have been laying eggs, some of which are hatching! Here is a picture of an egg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Larva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 YES!! Several weeks after separating a couple large larva into sand filled deli cups for pupation, I found these beauties in the deli cups! These may be the first captive reared Coelus ciliatus ever reported! I'm very happy I was able to rear some to adulthood, but a little disappointed I didn't photograph them as pupa. They did not build cells at the bottom of the cups like most darkling larvae do, so I did not even know that they pupated until I found the adults today. I'll have to dig up some of the other larvae I've isolated to find a pupa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Super rad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Super rad! Thanks man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Here's are some pictures of a pupa and the resulting adult. Pupa: Adult: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonablue Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Wow, awesome pics! Great job with these guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Wow, awesome pics! Great job with these guys! Thanks! I'd love to get some of the other Coelus species one day, these guys have pretty limited ranges and live in fragile dune habitats, some are even threatened, would be nice to establish them in culture before we drive them to extinction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 If they become endangered you could also be the one to write the protocols on how to keep them going, kind of like what's happening with the American burying beetle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 If they become endangered you could also be the one to write the protocols on how to keep them going, kind of like what's happening with the American burying beetle Yeah, and I'm sure that it unfortunately will come to that, or something like that, as many of the Coelus have pretty limited ranges, hopefully we can get more of these into culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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