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Ratmosphere Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 This is my fem. Eleodes hispilabris. I also have a male, but they have not mated. I have fed them meat ,fruit, and even some leaves... why are they not breeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Another pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 They are eating hermit crab meat, oak leaves, and grapes at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugboy3092 Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 That's a major male eleodes spinipes, not hispilabris, that's prolly why they aren't breeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Oh...ok, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 That's a major male eleodes spinipes, not hispilabris, that's prolly why they aren't breeding So that is not an ovipositer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 So the fem. Eleodes Hispilabris is slightly hairy on abdomen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 When i went to White Sands, New Mexico, I saw many Eleodes hispilabris males, and only a couple of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugboy3092 Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 I think that the way to sex hispilabris is that males (I think) have a tibial spine, and females are more rounded. The one you're showing us , that structure is actually an elytral sword that males use to fight over females Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugboy3092 Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Males of eleodes spinipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 OK, first of all, you have Eleodes caudiferis, not Eleodes hispilabris or spinipes. A very nice and somewhat uncommon species, both sexes have long, caudal extensions of the elytras, (mucros, as they are also known), those are not ovipositors. Males have longer mucros than females and are also thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 downsfcvh.JPG So the fem. Eleodes Hispilabris is slightly hairy on abdomen? This picture of mine showcases a female Eleodes longipilosus, not an Eleodes hispilabris. E.longipilosus are similar to E.caudiferis, but have shorter mucros and are covered in hair. These are real Eleodes hispilabris. Males and females look basically the same, males are just usually a bit smaller and thinner. Size can be quite variable though, and is not always a good way to tell the sexes of E.hispilabris apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Additionally, for food, you should offer your Eleodes dog/cat food, fruits and veggies, some crumbled up decaying hardwood leaf litter may help induce oviposition. Make sure there is always a moist corner in the enclosure as well, as females sometimes need moist substrate to oviposit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Ok, so I've had my Eleodes beetles for about two and 1/2 months now. Whenever I lift the lid of my tank, they go into the defense position, at the exact same time (lol). I try to get them to let out their offensive smell by teasing them, but all they do is run away. Do all Eleodes beetles let out this defensive smell? Is this the only reason for the "defense position?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Ok, so I've had my Eleodes beetles for about two and 1/2 months now. Whenever I lift the lid of my tank, they go into the defense position, at the exact same time (lol). I try to get them to let out their offensive smell by teasing them, but all they do is run away. Do all Eleodes beetles let out this defensive smell? Is this the only reason for the "defense position?" Well some Eleodes species excrete a defensive fluid when they do their "headstand", and other Eleodes species can't actually produce any defensive fluids, but they mimic the ones that can and just do the headstand, which many predators have learned is a sign to stay away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Ok, thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Ok, thanks for the info No problem, happy to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stardawg Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 kool beetles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Thanks, Stardawg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I know this is not Eleodes (definitely, lol), but can anyone identify it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Beetles Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Is it possible to breed Eleodes hispilabris and Eleodes caudiferis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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