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- Thu May 09, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: Strategus mormon
- Replies: 2
- Views: 105
Re: Strategus mormon
Nice find! I have a few (4) from California. Glad to see some coleops posted!
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Light collecting
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2103
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: 1002
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: 4486
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: 5199
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: 1256
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: 2063
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: 3141
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: 2470
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: 912
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: 716
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: 603
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: 6038
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: 2943
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: 962
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: 3303
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: 480
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: 2791
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: 1236
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: 1216
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.