ISO click beetles and diving beetles

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Hydrophilus

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Been trying for two years to get some Alaus (eyed click beetles) locally with no luck. If you can find adult pairs and/or larvae, I'd like to try rearing any of our native species.

Also looking for Thermonectus marmoratus, the sunburst diving beetle. Been trying for ten years to get my hands on these!

While I'm at it, some Tetracha tiger beetles or Gymnetis thula would be great...

Thanks for looking!
-Eric

 
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If you had let me know couple weeks early, I could have sent some along... :lol: :lol:  I've collected about 50-70 Alaus myops past couple months, and I donated all and the last ones to my colleagues couple nights ago. If I ever collect again, I'll let you know. (I probably won't be out anytime soon, but hopefully within this month of July).

 
I was actually under the impression that Alaus did not frequent lights at night... I'm not sure where I read that, but clearly that was incorrect! I will have to pull my MV light out of storage soon and give that a try. Thanks!

 
Hydrophilus said:
I was actually under the impression that Alaus did not frequent lights at night... I'm not sure where I read that, but clearly that was incorrect! I will have to pull my MV light out of storage soon and give that a try. Thanks!
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The largest number I found both Alaus oculatus and Alaus myops altogether is probably about 40-50 specimens in a single night of doing a light trap from 8PM to sometime around 1AM. Since I'm more interested in collecting scarabs, I don't do light trapping until the dawn, or even past the midnight. So, I don't exactly know when (time range) do Alaus species are actively flying around.

 
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