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- Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Light collecting
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2004
Re: Light collecting
During my field work for beetles, I often set-up a mercury vapor light and a UV light at the same sheet. This established a variety of light spectrum and the MV light seems to pull things in from a greater distance. I will then periodically, say every hour or so, turn off the MV light and leave the ...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:24 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: What kind of Staphylinidae?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 942
Re: What kind of Staphylinidae?
Member of the Aleocharine, which is a very specious group and as a rule one of the toughest to determine to species for the most part . Not much help beyond that. Nice seeing some Coleoptera up!
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:04 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: If you don't go out, you get nothing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4437
Re: If you don't go out, you get nothing
Right on Chuck! When someone comments on my sizable Coleoptera collection, I say it's not that I have better luck and find more beetles than anyone else, it's just that I probably work harder than most!
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:15 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: USA Cerambycidae2
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5148
Re: USA Cerambycidae2
Wonderful species! Appreciate the post.
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:19 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Roach or Beetle?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1252
Re: Roach or Beetle?
Definitely a carabid beetle. Can't determine from the picture but likely a member of the Harpalini.
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:22 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: The Insects Nest, Luodong, Taiwan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2004
Re: The Insects Nest, Luodong, Taiwan
Wonderful pictures and what a great facility, appreciate you sharing this.
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:35 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: Panama 2023
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3094
Re: Panama 2023
Very nice preparation work on your material. Nice to see Coleoptera treated so well!
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:20 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: A taste of the dark side: BEETLES!!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2412
Re: A taste of the dark side: BEETLES!!
Never get tired of perusing beetle collections! Thanks for sharing my friend.
- Mon May 08, 2023 8:09 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Beetle elytra
- Replies: 9
- Views: 893
Re: Beetle elytra
Most problems can be avoided, and it starts with how the beetle is killed. Specimens placed directly in alcohol will be brittle and often the elytra pop open. No real reason to use anything other than ethyl acetate for killing Coleoptera. The beetles can remain in the killing jar for a reasonable le...
- Sat May 06, 2023 8:38 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Tick or something else ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 710
Re: Tick or something else ?
Definitely NOT a tick. May be a true bug nymph or something similar.
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:45 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Acidity of wood
- Replies: 3
- Views: 593
Re: Acidity of wood
Major collections all over the world have wood drawers with collections dating back centuries. Bugs from these drawers look as good as the day they were caught in most cases. Light and dermestids are the enemy! lol.
- Sun Mar 26, 2023 6:37 pm
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Incredible Lifelong Insect Collection
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5960
Re: Incredible Lifelong Insect Collection
Nice video. What a collection! Thanks for posting.
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 8:07 pm
- Forum: Hymenoptera
- Topic: A few hymenoptera from my home location
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2860
Re: A few hymenoptera from my home location
I see them regularly in my fermenting brown sugar beetle traps in Ohio as well.
- Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:07 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: Explore the forest for beetles
- Replies: 4
- Views: 949
Re: Explore the forest for beetles
First class work!
- Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:03 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: Really want to see Calodema regalis again
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3239
Re: Really want to see Calodema regalis again
Handsome species for sure. Beautifully done photography as well.
- Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:01 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Lamprima latreillii
- Replies: 2
- Views: 477
Re: Lamprima latreillii
Glad to see some Coleoptera show up here! I should post a few myself. I have a large world Lucanidae collection that would photograph well.
Beautiful shot here Kan!
Beautiful shot here Kan!
- Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:11 pm
- Forum: Field Reports
- Topic: Northern Norway
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2762
Re: Northern Norway
Wow as well! Such a nicely documented trip. I'm a coleopterist so would love to have looked under a bunch of those rocks! Lol.
- Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:05 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Augosoma centaurus (Ghana)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1217
Re: Augosoma centaurus (Ghana)
All right...beetles! Nice specimen and taking up a whole "B" tray is even better.
- Sun Sep 18, 2022 6:52 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: A different way of mounting
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1199
Re: A different way of mounting
For beetles, European workers have "carded" specimens for decades using various recipes of "gum" to glue the beetles to bristle board or card stock. This method never caught on in the US, and has inherent issues with visualizing ventral characters for determination.
- Sun Aug 21, 2022 12:19 pm
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Butterflies of Erikson Springs Colorado
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4178
Re: Butterflies of Erikson Springs Colorado
Wonderful video! Was straining my eyes to see any beetles! Lol...beautiful country and love the ending.