Ometeo Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 These were collected in their larval state inside of a piece of decomposed hardwood. Sample of wood. Pupal cell inside Inside pupal cell Pupae A couple of hours after eclosion A couple of days after eclosion 6 days after eclosion it's out and about. Notice the little dimple on the left elytron? Might have bumped it whilst the exo was still fresh. It's darkened completely by now , and that bump does not seem to affect mobility in any way. It looks like three of them have eclosed, and there are two more in pupal state. I've also got 1'st, second and third instar larvae from two different females of the same genus (likely the same species) that were collected from the same locality. These are being kept in a mixture of flake soil, manure and top soil. Gotta love these little beetles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 What state are they from and what's the adult size in millimeters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ometeo Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hello Orin, These are from California, East of Los Angeles city. They are about 30mm in length. Think you might know what species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Interesting photos! Tenebs are such a great group to keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Think you might know what species? I don't even know if they're really Eleodes, there are so many darklings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ometeo Posted July 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 It could poddibly be Coelocnemis californicus, looking for keys of sorts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoegazer Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Very cool! I've got some developing larvae now from E. fusiformis, tricostata, hispilabris...and a 4th, unidentified species. Very easy to keep and they breed constantly. Glad to see some other darkling keepers! These things are fantastic captive insects - almost always busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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