Beetle Wish List

I'll add to the list.

1) Cyclommatus metallifer finae pair (Still haven't found any yet.)

2) Dynastes hercules hercules pair

​Looking forward to hearing more wish lists!

 
1) Any of the Coniontis species

2) Coelus globosus

3) Coelus gracilis

4) Coelus pacificus

5) Conisattus rectus

6) Eusattus reticulatus

7) Cnemodinus testaceus

8) Any of the Edrotes species

9) Lariversius tibialis

10) Alobates pensylvanica

11) Oenopion zopheroides

Just to name a few, as you may be able to tell I really like Tenebrionids lol!
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  1. Amblycheila cylindriformis
  2. Pasimachus viridans
  3. Embaphion muricatum
  4. Stenomorpha convexa
  5. Euphoria kernii
  6. Eleodes hispilabris
  7. Eleodes suturalis
  8. Eleodes acutus
  9. Chrysina sp.
  10. Phanaeus vindex

Just my top ten, some others would be other Tenebrionids, Lucanus, Several sp. of Diving Beetles, Elaterids, Coccinellids, Chrysomelids and possibly some Meloids.

 
Awesome lists! I also have to add a few more to mine. The additions to my list are Dicranocephalus bourgoini and Goliathus goliathus.

 
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  • Amblycheila cylindriformis
  • Pasimachus viridans
  • Embaphion muricatum
  • Stenomorpha convexa
  • Euphoria kernii
  • Eleodes hispilabris
  • Eleodes suturalis
  • Eleodes acutus
  • Chrysina sp.
  • Phanaeus vindex
Just my top ten, some others would be other Tenebrionids, Lucanus, Several sp. of Diving Beetles, Elaterids, Coccinellids, Chrysomelids and possibly some Meloids.
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Nice list, will probably have E.hispilabris larvae available later this year BTW, if you haven't found any by then.
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Just a black variant though, not the redstripe one, (which is apparently pretty rare).

 
thats funny, the redstripe is all I've found, but E.hispilabris seems to be more rare here, maybe this will be a good year for them though.

 
My wish list is basically every African darkling species (especially prionotheca and colognathus) and up until recently mecynorrhina torquata .

 
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  1. Chalcosoma caucasus - quite possibly my favorite beetle
  2. Dynastes neptunus - is what interested me in rhino beetles as a kid
  3. Dynastes hercules hercules - I feel like this is THE obligatory beetle for rhino fans, and one of my favorites
  4. Megasome elephas - I feel like this one is also obligatory for fans of rhinos
  5. Megasoma mars - there's something to be said for a beautiful jet-black shell
  6. Phalacrognathus muelleri - too pretty of a stag to not want
  7. Allomyrina dichotoma - the forked horn structure is beautiful
  8. Chiasognathus grantii - those jaws, though
  9. Lucanus elaphus - native obligatory big stag
  10. Chrysina gloriosa - too pretty to not include
  11. Chrysina beyeri - see above
  12. Chrysina resplendens - gorgeous scarab
  13. Goliathus regius - gorgeous pattern
  14. Phaneus vindex - gorgeous native dung beetle
  15. Coprophanaeus lancifer - don't even know how one would successfully keep a carrion-eating dung beetle (I wonder if that affects their legality), but damn they're pretty!
  16. Embaphion muricatum - I'm really not too into darklings, but these guys are so cool
  17. Trachelophorus giraffa - Too cool not to want
  18. Eurhinus magnificus - I'd definitely need a macro lens to fully appreciate these in person
  19. Eupholus magnificus - Another very cool (and big) weevil
  20. Eupholus bennetti - Such a beautiful blue coloration


Luckily, a couple of those aren't illegal for me
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I'm sure this list will grow

 
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Would love to have a Cheirotonus macleayi formosanus, I remember going to Taiwan hiking up those mountains and finding those beetles, and they are very beautiful. Also, I would like to acquire some L. Elephas or Rhaetolus sp., they're pretty in their own way. If only I could set my hands on those giant Dorcus and huge Prosopocoilus beetles. Throw in some Chalcosoma Atlas, and DHH and you have my list!

 
My tastes are quite unconventional. Unfortunately, many of the below have been never kept as pets before.

In no particular order:

0. I don't like big fancy scarabs/stags for the most part, they tend to have very short adult lives outside of hibernation

1. Mixed carabid tank (small 1 cm garden and forest species). Amara is a common lawn carabid, but it is quite pretty

2. I drool at almost every tenebrionid I see photos of.

3. One of the longer-lived meloids

4. and erotylids and elaterids

5. Penthe fungus beetles

6. Cucujus clavipes

7. Moneilema, and whatever other cerambycids are easy to raise and have long adult lives

8. and possibly some trogossitids and melandryids and chelonariids and endomychids and

 
Dynastes Hercules ssp.

I remember seeing a really cool beetle that was yellow and had two horns protruding from its head... can't remember it's name though...

 
1.) allomyrina dichotoma

2.) Xylotrupes ulysse

3.) Phalacrognathus muelleri

4.) Lucanus Elaphus

5.) Chrysina gloriosa

6.) any weevil, maybe of the bigger kinds

still pretty new to the hobby, I honestly just want to see my larvae grow up right now! then probably my next goal would be to shift to stag beetle care

 
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