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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 29, 2020 12:21:56 GMT -8
Here is a very unique and curious looking beetle of the family (Scarabaeidae) which my friend has had for years... It's the only one which I have ever seen like it so, I imagine its rather uncommon in collections OR at least uncommonly encountered in the field.  |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Nov 29, 2020 13:08:57 GMT -8
Those hindlegs are impressive. What is it, and where is it from?
Adam.
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Post by bandrow on Nov 29, 2020 13:12:34 GMT -8
Greetings,
Trehopr1 can correct me if I'm off on this, but I believe it is Paraheterosternus luedecki from Mexico... wonderful beetle!
Cheers!
Bandrow
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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 29, 2020 13:41:11 GMT -8
Well, Bandrow is "right on the money" with the species and locality !
I remembered it being from Mexico when I originally glanced at the label.
However, I'd forgotten the other data specifics which is why my post mentioned nothing else.
I just spoke with my friend and he confirmed the species and locality from his data tags !
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Post by leptraps on Nov 29, 2020 16:27:03 GMT -8
It has been several years since I handle a big Beatle with powerful hind legs.
I attended a Lep. Soc. meeting in Houston, TX and somebody had one of those gigantic 6" or 8" Beatles from South America, I actually held one in my hand. I attempted to pick it up and it would not let go of a piece of wood in the aquarium. And it had a set of choppers (Jaws) that could remove some fingers slicker that snot on a door knob
That is why I became a Lepidiopterists rather than a Coleopterists.
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Post by trehopr1 on Nov 29, 2020 18:05:23 GMT -8
Here is another odd scarab I found in my friends collection. I swear, I have no idea where he finds some of this stuff; I'm not so sure he even recalls anymore... This "chunky" super-sized looking June beetle was huge at about 3 inches+ in length. I don't recall the data it had but, I can find out if anyone is interested. *I think you could hurt somebody with this thing if you tossed it at them like a ball. It just looked so solid and heavy (in life).  ![]()  |
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Post by bandrow on Nov 29, 2020 19:20:04 GMT -8
Howdy!
Are you sure that's not a tasty chocolate Easter egg??
I believe that it is a specimen of Lepidiota and they're distributed throughout southeastern Asia into Indonesia and northern Australia. I believe the four other specimens below it are also the same genus.
One of my side areas of interest is the Melolonthinae in the Scarabaeidae, with a particular focus on Phyllophaga - the May beetles. When I first saw Lepidiota I felt like North America really got cheated when evolution doled out "junebugs"...
Cheers!
Bandrow
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