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These stag beetles Dorcini often live in mulberry trees. | Macrodorcus pseudaxis female | Neolucanus parryi |
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Prosopocoilus astacoides castaneus |
Cyclommatus pahangensis chiangmaienesis or saltini | a beetle I rescued from out of the toilet- and all I got was a nip on the finger: Cyclommatus pahangensis chiangmaiensis | Prosopocoilus crenulidens ? |
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| Hexarthrius parryi deyrollei f | Hexarthrius parryi deyrollei m | Dorcus antaeus | Velutinodorcus velutinus |
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| Prosopocoilus (Cladognathus) giraffa giraffa 10 cm. long | Prosopocoilus astacoides | Dorcus bisignatus giselae | Dorcus titanus westermanni |
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| Rhaetulus speciosus boileaui male | ? | Cyclommatus pahangensis chiangmaiensis or saltini | |
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| Annamanum thoracicum with friend, (Mayfly, I think) |
Aristobia horridula (Hope) |
Threnetica lacrymans | Diostocera wallichi tonkinensis |
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| Palimna annulata | Gerania bosci f. | Olenecamptus siamensis | Anoplophora birmanica |
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this Longhorn beetle Batocera davidis (Lamiinae) complained loudly when I knocked him off a tree- hear him. Because of the noise they make, some Thais call them the ha-hok (5,6) beetle, assuming that these are the lucky lottery numbers. If you do win, remember where you got the tip.. |
| Aristobia approximator | Celosterna pollinosa suphurea | ||
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| Diastocera wallichi tonkinensis (Lamiinae)(not just beautiful, can be trained to sweep chimneys too) | Batocera roylei | Cyriocrates horsfieldi tonkinensis | Batocera lineolata |
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| Batocera parryi | the nearest one I can find to it is Apomecyna sultator but I don't think it is |
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| Aristobia approximator Lamiinae |
Eutaenia trifasciella |
looks a bit like Moechotypa coomani (Lamiinae) but I'm probably wrong | |
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| Pseudomeges mormoratus f (Lamiinae) | Pseudomeges mormoratus m | Calloplophora sollii | |
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| Celosterna pollinosa sulphurea again | Batocera davidis again | ||
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| Pachyteria dimidiata | Paveia superba | Cerambycini | Chlorophorus annularis |
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| Hoplocerambyx spinicornis | Xoanodera striata | Rhytidodera integra | Arctolamia cruciatus |
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| Chlorophorus annularis | looks like Prothema aurata | Neocerambyx gigas m | Neocerambyx gigas f |
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| Cerambycinae Gnatholea ebrurifera or subnuda | Cyriopalus wallacei (Cerambycinae) | Plocaederus ruficornis (Newman) | Arctolamia cruciatus |
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| Arctolamia fasciata female | Massicus trilineatus | ||
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| Apriona germari (Cerambycinae) | genus Xoanodera | ||
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| (Dorysthenes granulosus (Thomson) |
Dorysthenes species |
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| This Jewel beetle (Sternocera aequisignata -family Buprestidae) arrived in our garden one afternoon. They are often found on Cassia fistula trees and are occasionally turned into jewelery | |||
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| Chrysochroa saundersi | Megaloxantha bicolor | Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis | Empestes viridiscuprea |
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| Sternocera aequisignata | Phyloctaenus moricii | ||
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| Chrysochroa fulgens | Chrysochroa mniszechi | Megaloxantha bicolor assamensis | |
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| giant click beetle (in need of a shave) | click beetle right way up | click beetle about to click |
tiny click beetles |
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the click beetle prepares for take-off | ||
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some say the design on this click beetle
looks like an elephant, others see the face of Jesus or even a piece of
toast (definitely subfamily Agrypninae, probably genus Cryptalaus) |
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| Trichogomphus martabani male | Trichogpmphus martabani | Trypoxylus dichotomus | |
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| Left a male Rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes gideon) - persuading them to fight each other over a female is a favourite Chiang Mai pastime. Right Xylotrupes gideon female | Eupatorus gracilicornis found wandering round the night spots of Chiang Mai | ||
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| Chalcosoma atlas | Eupatorus gracilicornis | ||
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| Lepidiota stigma | Anomala grandis -a favourite delicacy | Anomala variegata Rutelinae | Anomala variegata Rutelinae |
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| these "maeng noon" are also a local delicacy Anomalocera subopaca (Rutelinae) | Fruhstorferia sexmaculata | Fruhstorferia dohertyi | |
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| Last trip we were invaded by millions of these Rutelinae; some unfortunates ended up in the cooking pot; on the right Anomala sp. | |||
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| Polyphylla tonkinensis | Melolontha maculata | ||
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| Jumnos ruckeri ruckeri | Torynorrhina flammea | Agestrata orichalca | |
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| Euselates schoenfeldti Kraatz, 1893 | Ixorida mouhoti (Wallace, 1867) | Platynocephus Hamiltoni Chantrainei | Platynocephus Miyashitai |
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| Many thanks to Michel Chantraine for showing me these | Platynocephus Miyashitai male and female | ||
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| Ingrisma burmanica M. | Rhomborrhina resplendens chatayani | Glicyphana sp. | Protaetia himalayana |
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| Agestrata orichala orichala Cetoniinae | Cyphochilus sp. | Agestrata orichalca | |
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| Liatongus rhadamistus | this beetle lives in buffalo dung and is, naturally, a local delicacy (Onitis sp.) | beetles rolling a ball of dung (Sisyphus sp.) | |
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