Greatwun Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Caught some interesting stuff over the last two nights. In the first photo are some Prioninae. The one in the middle is Derobrachus brevicollis and the other two are Prionus pocularis. The Second photo is of Strategus splendens and the third photo shows Strategus antaeus. S. splendens has a narrower body with more of a reddish color while S. antaeus is wider and more rounder body and darker coloration. Seems that both these Strategus species coexist in the same area. All Strategus are females and I'm hoping they might lay eggs for me. Sorry for the quality of the pics. I will take pictures with a better camera and post them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Nice finds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailblazr80 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Those are so cool! Love those red ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarvaHunter Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Nice finds. Pseudo scorpions love to hitch a ride under some the Electra of the Prionus pocularis I've found, and other longhorns of similar size. I found a good way of checking without opening the Electra is to use a bright flashlight from the side. I removed 8 last week from a pocularis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks guys! And good call on the flashlight trick. These actually had no pseudo scorpions but the Mallodon dasystomus specimens I caught last year were loaded with those parasites. I usually soak my specimens in acetone for a few hours before pinning and the pseudo scorpions all come out immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 So jealous of your finding! Hope you'll find more soon If you catch any female longhorns, can you keep them with substrates to see if they'll lay eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted May 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 I will definitely try. It would be great to get eggs from the rare or uncommon species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Awesome finds! So cool! Hope you find more awesome species this summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWRay Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Very cool. What other kinds of stuff are you seeing (Cerambycidae, Meloidae, Carabidae)? Do you get Lethocerus with any regularity? I have only collected in Florida during the day, but I would be really interested in seeing what kind of stuff you get in your neck of the woods! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 I've gotten some very nice Cerambycidae and yes I've come across many Lethocerus at night when it is very rainy. They fly into the lights from near by lakes I assume. No Carabidae unfortunately. I usually look for adult beetles at night and during the day I look for larvae in trees. I'm glad to live in such a great area for collecting. This year I hope to go to the florida keys for some Cerambycidae collecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanas Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 DONT KILL THE PRIONIDS ((((((( theres at least 1 female there duuuudddeeee if you catch anymore get eggs from them PLEEASE ill buy it way overpriced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 DONT KILL THE PRIONIDS ((((((( theres at least 1 female there duuuudddeeee if you catch anymore get eggs from them PLEEASE ill buy it way overpriced I will try to get eggs from them and let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanas Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 please dude hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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