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Post by lucanidae25 on Feb 15, 2013 20:19:16 GMT -8
I finially got this Cheirotonus terunumai pair male 62mm from Tibet China, the last missing sp (decribed in 2008) to my Cheirotonus collection. I traveled all the way to this location in Tibet last year to personially collect this sp and it's one of the most remote places I've ever been to. Only Chinese citizens are permited to enter this area control by the Chinese army. After so many paper works and permits and staying there for a week and came home enpty handed. I have to purchase this pair from Japan.  I read some where in Japan, sulfur dioxide is used to preserve the yellow colour in Cheirotonus. I know sulfur dioxide gas is used in meat packaging in suppermarkets to preserve the red in meat to make the colour last longer. Dose anyone know anything on how to use sulfur dioxide gas to preserve the yellow in beetles? Attachments:
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Post by lucanidae25 on Feb 15, 2013 20:42:52 GMT -8
This pair Cheirotonus terunumai were kept in alcohol for far too long and the yellow has turned very dark, it's almost black. I've already tried acetone and it didn't change anything on the colour. Here's is a specimen that prepared with sulfur dioxide gas in Japan. Attachments:
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Post by lucanidae25 on Feb 16, 2013 23:34:55 GMT -8
I restoried the colour by using a bleach, instead of sulfur dioxide gas. I gave up on using sulfur dioxide gas, it's too expensive, difficult and toxic. Here's the result. Attachments:
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Post by a1472188740 on Oct 13, 2013 9:25:23 GMT -8
Hi Lucanidae25 thanks for sharing your awesome collections of cheirotonus I am just wondering to you have any connections for buying cheirotonus jambar as well as cheirotonus macleayi? I am wanting to buy them But seems really hard to get  |
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Post by lucanidae25 on Oct 15, 2013 13:03:55 GMT -8
I know someone who has Cheirotonus macleayi for sell at the moment but Cheirotonus jambar it's the hardest Cheirotonus to find. I personially flew to Japan and exchange with a Japanese and brought it back with me. Finding someone who has jambar and willing to sell or exchange it's only half of the problem because you won't find someone in Japan is willing to send jambar out of of Japan.
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Post by timoinsects on Oct 22, 2013 9:15:37 GMT -8
i don't think it's C.terunumai,this term i had 3 males caught there in Zayu SE.Tibet, comparing with the front hand the curved front leg looks different a bit.
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Post by timoinsects on Oct 22, 2013 9:16:13 GMT -8
the Holotype by japanese was caught in Zayu co. of Tibet.
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Post by lucanidae25 on Oct 22, 2013 14:36:49 GMT -8
I'm sure this is Cheirotonus terunumai from Zayu SE.Tibet. This sp is eaily indentify by the curve of it's arms. okozeaigo.com/244262/Cheirotonus.htmlHave you got any photos of the specimens you caught this time? |
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