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The Breeding/Rearing of Dorcus titanus palawanicus by Kay

Jul21
2012 3 Comments Written by Benjamin81
Figure 5.2 Shown in the picture is a 101 mm long male imago that emerged on March the 10th in 2004. Captive reared by the author.

Introduction These pages present the breeding/rearing of Dorcus titanus palawanicus. Discussion on the breeding/rearing follows natural history of the insect, which is thought useful for breeding/rearing. There are 19 varieties of the species Dorcus titanus (S. Nagai): pilifer, hachijoensis, castanicolor, tatsutai, karasuyamai, takaraensis, elegans, tokunoshimaensis, okinoerabuensis, okinawanus, daitoensis, sakishimanus, sika, platymelus, tiphoniformis, westermanni, titanus, typhon […]

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The Breeding/Rearing of Hexarthrius mandibularis by Kay

Jul21
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Benjamin81
Figure 5.2 Shown in the picture is a 97 mm long male imago that emerged in January 2004. Captive reared by the author.

This is the breeding report for Hexarthrius mandibularis sumatranus by my friend Kay the Guru from Japan. Hexarthrius were considered impossible to breed for a long time in Europe, until somebody found out that the females need a protein diet in order to lay eggs. Hence make sure to feed them with protein jellies, or […]

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The Breeding/Rearing of Prosopocoilus giraffa keisukei by Kay

Jul20
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Benjamin81
Figure 5.2 Shown in the picture is a 103 mm long male imago that emerged on November the 16th in 2003. Captive reared by the author.

This article has been written by my friend Kay the Guru from Japan. He published the article at a time when breeding Lucanidae in Europe was something really new for most breeders. That time, we did not know much about the right wood and many other things.Hence, it is not surprising that very often our […]

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