Distribution: Ghana Breeding hints: I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Alleucosma viridula. If you have any information about the breeding of this species, please let me know Interesting Links: More on Petr Malec’s pages Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to have them displayed […]
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Distribution: Borneo, Malaysia Breeding hints: Allotopus moellenkampi fruhstoferi is the rarest of all Allotopus species and subspecies. Allotopus tends to be quite rare, even in pristine forests. Allotopus have been impossible to breed for quite some time. Thanks to Japanese hobyists however, Allotopus is now regularly being bred in Japan. The larvae require wood that […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: Allotopus have been impossible to breed for quite some time. Thanks to Japanese hobyists however, Allotopus is now regularly being bred in Japan. The larvae require wood that has been infested with a special kind of kinshi fungus. Till date this fungus is only being cultured commercially in Japan and Taiwan […]
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Distribution: Malaysia Breeding hints: Allotopus have been impossible to breed for quite some time. Thanks to Japanese hobyists however, Allotopus is now regularly being bred in Japan. The larvae require wood that has been infested with a special kind of kinshi fungus. Till date this fungus is only being cultured commercially in Japan and Taiwan […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: Allotopus have been impossible to breed for quite some time. Thanks to Japanese hobyists however, Allotopus is now regularly being bred in Japan. The larvae require wood that has been infested with a special kind of kinshi fungus. Till date this fungus is only being cultured commercially in Japan and Taiwan […]
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Distribution: Tanzania Breeding hints: Amaurodes passerini is a rather easy to breed species. The females will lay eggs in the standard substrat. I had good results with a slightly drier leaf litter. The larvae are very cannibalistic and it is important to separate them as soon as the hatch. You can raise the larvae on […]
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Distribution: Tanzania Breeding hints: I am not sure if Amaurodes passerini nigricans is still in breeding. It was well established in Europe, but seems to have died out in the breeding rooms in the late 90ies. Amaurodes passerini is a rather easy to breed species. The females will lay eggs in the standard substrat. I […]
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Distribution: Ethiopia Breeding hints: I have no experience with the breeding of this species. I was told that it is rather easy, but would need more details. Interesting Links: Petr Malec has worked extensively with this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to have them displayed […]
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Distribution: Ethiopia Breeding hints: Aphelorrhina tibialis is a very easy to breed species. Females are quite prolific and wil lay eggs in the standard leaf litter substrat, where the larva also develop without problems Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Design and Text […]
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Distribution: Chile Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Apterodorcus bacchus. I believe that this species has already been imported to Japan. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to have them displayed […]
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