cyane
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Post by cyane on May 27, 2014 1:08:35 GMT -8
Can anyone ID this please ? It's from Malaita in the Solomon Islands. Many thanks, David Hall.  |
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Post by exoticimports on May 27, 2014 7:43:50 GMT -8
Xixuthrus costatus, a prionid
LOL I was selling one of those at the Pomona bug show ten years ago and nobody bought it on Saturday. So on Sunday I doubled the price and it sold in ten minutes, after which I had people asking if I had any more! I still have a number of these papered.
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Post by ash on May 27, 2014 20:49:36 GMT -8
I have specimens that are nearly the same a Xixuthrus sp. if not the same species, from north Queensland. Reasonably common adventurer to lights at my place at the height of the wet season.
Ash
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Post by missorp on Jul 15, 2014 12:35:45 GMT -8
Dear David can I have another image of the Solomon beetle? The image it is not very clear.
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Post by hakomoto on Jul 28, 2021 10:50:09 GMT -8
This is not Xixuthrus costatus but Xixuthrus lansbergei. As far as I'm aware X.lansbergei is only found on Bougainville and Guadalcanal (other localities uncertain) and X.costatus is found on Malaita, so there may be an error collection data.
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Post by exoticimports on Jul 28, 2021 14:13:32 GMT -8
Which species occurs on San Christobal?
I never saw Xixuthrus on Guadalcanal. Not to say they are not there.
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