Prionocalus cacicus

[Eleodes]

A male specimen I recently acquired.
South America (Probably Peru)
58mm

[Trehopr1]

This species is indeed a beastly looking apparition; along with of course the genus Psalidognathus !

[Eleodes]

Psalidognathus is another one that's high on my want list (along with some of the other South American prionids), but so far, they are proving difficult to obtain (without importing)

[livingplanet3]

Indeed, Psalidognathus are some of the most remarkable looking cerambycids. Years ago, I obtained some nice pairs of Psalidognathus friendi and Psalidognathus modestus -

http://www.coleoptera-atlas.com/ceramby ... s-friendi

http://www.coleoptera-atlas.com/ceramby ... s-modestus

I also have a female of what might possibly be one other species. The taxonomy of Psalidognathus seems to be under some dispute. I've seen references stating that there are only around 8 to 10 true species, while others suggest that there are as many as 13. Complicating matters is that some specimen dealers appear to be using species names that aren't actually legitimate.