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Post by Bugman on Dec 30, 2017 7:28:01 GMT -8
Hi!
I will go on an expedition to Sabah, Borneo in March. The first ten days I will be in the Maliau Basin Conservation area and then for 3-4 weeks I will be around Crocker Range and Mt. Kinabalu. My main interest is to find Odontolabis and Cyclommatus species and to document their habitats and preferences in nature to get more hints for breeding these species. Does anyone know special locations where it is likely to come across mentioned genera? I hope to see Odontolabis femoralis waterstradti at Mt. Kinabalu. Is it the right time of the year for this species? Also any other Odontolabis and Cyclommatus are welcomed.
Raymond already told me, that he only collected them at lights during the night and they are up in the treetops during the day. Has anyone experienced otherwise? For example finding specimens under rotten logs?
Are any of the species protected by law?
Best regards Chris
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Post by bichos on Mar 13, 2018 8:48:43 GMT -8
Sorry we couldn't help out with your request. Just not enough collectors i guess. Please let us know how you get on. Wishing you the best of luck,
Bichos
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Post by bichos on Mar 13, 2018 8:50:02 GMT -8
I know for a fact that a lot of lucanids you mention are taken at lights btw
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 13, 2018 11:41:53 GMT -8
Sorry we couldn't help out with your request. Just not enough collectors i guess. Please let us know how you get on. Wishing you the best of luck, Bichos Yes, I agree, it will be very interesting to hear how you get on, even though I am not a beetle person myself. I think bichos really meant 'not enough field collectors who have been to Sabah'. I am sure there are plenty of armchair collectors, and also many collectors who have experience in their own parts of the world. Adam.
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Post by rjb on Mar 14, 2018 8:53:25 GMT -8
Yes, there are beetle collectors like me that have been to Malaysia a lot including Sabah and Sarawak, and climbed to the top of Mt. Kinabalou. My passion is for tiny beetles like Latridiids and Corylophids so I didn't look for Lucanids and cannot help. These are wonderful areas for finding interesting beetles.
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