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  1. love (by ~lisans )

    love (by ~lisans )

     
  2. Trictenotoma davidi (Family: Trictenotomidae) ( by Serena Spring on Flickr)

    Trictenotoma davidi (Family: Trictenotomidae) ( by Serena Spring on Flickr)

     
  3. A large trictenotomid beetle, Autocrates vitalisi Vuillet, 1912, collected in Malaysia: Pahang: Cameron Highlands, Jan. 1985. (photo by Michael K. Oliver)

    A large trictenotomid beetle, Autocrates vitalisi Vuillet, 1912, collected in Malaysia: Pahang: Cameron Highlands, Jan. 1985.

    (photo by Michael K. Oliver)

     
  4. Autocartes aeneus (Family: Trictenotomidae) Even some specialist coleopterists, when they hear the name “trictenotomids”, don’t quite know what to say: “Who?+ Is that a fact?!” Some might take them for a variety of longhorn beetle, or stag beetle. There are only a few people around with a “personal” knowledge of these interesting representatives of the order of Coleoptera. The family of trictenotomids is a classic example of a small family with a distinct and restricted area of distribution. There are currently just 14 recent representatives of this family known to science. As yet, no fossil species of trictenotomids have been discovered. All the contemporary species have been encountered in the Oriental zoogeographical region, and only a few of them have distribution areas that extend into the South-Eastern Palaearctic. Read more: http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/eng/incotc.htm (photo by Mashku on Flickr)

    Autocartes aeneus (Family: Trictenotomidae)

    Even some specialist coleopterists, when they hear the name “trictenotomids”, don’t quite know what to say: “Who?+ Is that a fact?!” Some might take them for a variety of longhorn beetle, or stag beetle. There are only a few people around with a “personal” knowledge of these interesting representatives of the order of Coleoptera.
    The family of trictenotomids is a classic example of a small family with a distinct and restricted area of distribution. There are currently just 14 recent representatives of this family known to science. As yet, no fossil species of trictenotomids have been discovered. All the contemporary species have been encountered in the Oriental zoogeographical region, and only a few of them have distribution areas that extend into the South-Eastern Palaearctic.

    Read more: http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/eng/incotc.htm

    (photo by Mashku on Flickr)

     
  5. Rhinocerous Beetle (Golofa eacus) Burmeister, 1847 (by urjsa on Flickr)

    Rhinocerous Beetle (Golofa eacus) Burmeister, 1847 (by urjsa on Flickr)

     
  6. Rhinocerous Beetle (Golofa aegon) (Drury, 1773) male (by urjsa on Flickr)

    Rhinocerous Beetle (Golofa aegon) (Drury, 1773) male (by urjsa on Flickr)

     
  7. Rhinocerous Beetle (Golofa claviger) from Cusuco National Park, Honduras, July 2010. (by asnyder5 on Flickr)

    Rhinocerous Beetle (Golofa claviger) from Cusuco National Park, Honduras, July 2010. (by asnyder5 on Flickr)

     
  8. Jewel in flight  Oak Jewel Beetle (Eurythyrea quercus) male. Length: 16 mm. Dead insect prepared for the occasion of this image. These beetles are at least as beautiful in flight as in “normal” walking position. The dissimilar colours of the abdomen appear only when they open the elytrae. Obviously it is a rare sight, you should be lucky to observe such a beautiful phenomenon. I wanted to reproduce the flying pose showing the amazing abdominal tergums. (photo/text by nikolarahme on Flickr)

    Jewel in flight 

    Oak Jewel Beetle (Eurythyrea quercus) male. Length: 16 mm. Dead insect prepared for the occasion of this image.

    These beetles are at least as beautiful in flight as in “normal” walking position. The dissimilar colours of the abdomen appear only when they open the elytrae. Obviously it is a rare sight, you should be lucky to observe such a beautiful phenomenon. I wanted to reproduce the flying pose showing the amazing abdominal tergums.

    (photo/text by nikolarahme on Flickr)

     
  9. Melanesian Rhinoceros Beetle (Scapanes australis brevicornis) Sternberg, 1908 (by urjsa on Flickr)

    Melanesian Rhinoceros Beetle (Scapanes australis brevicornis) Sternberg, 1908 (by urjsa on Flickr)

     
  10. Melanesian Rhinoceros Beetle (Scapanes australis brevicornis) Sternberg, 1908 (by urjsa on Flickr)

    Melanesian Rhinoceros Beetle (Scapanes australis brevicornis) Sternberg, 1908 (by urjsa on Flickr)

     
  11. Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884 male (by urjsa on Flickr) * Dung Beetle

    Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884 male (by urjsa on Flickr)

    * Dung Beetle

     
  12. Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884 male (by urjsa on Flickr) * Dung Beetle

    Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884 male (by urjsa on Flickr)

    * Dung Beetle

     
  13. Sulcophanaeus imperator imperator (Chevrolat, 1844) male (by urjsa on Flickr) * Dung Beetle

    Sulcophanaeus imperator imperator (Chevrolat, 1844) male (by urjsa on Flickr)

    * Dung Beetle

     
  14. Coprophanaeus lancifer (Linné, 1767) male (by urjsa on Flickr) The horned dung beetle (Coprophanaeus lancifer) is the largest dung beetle species in the Neotropics, growing to more than 2 inches long and weighing more than 6 grams. Its massive thorax is packed with muscle, making this beetle incredibly strong. These animals clean up the forest by feeding on dead animals — and they are capable of burying large mammals such as pigs and deer! This species is also highly unusual in that both males and females possess long horns on the head, which are used as weapons against each other during ferocious battles.

    Coprophanaeus lancifer (Linné, 1767) male (by urjsa on Flickr)

    The horned dung beetle (Coprophanaeus lancifer) is the largest dung beetle species in the Neotropics, growing to more than 2 inches long and weighing more than 6 grams. Its massive thorax is packed with muscle, making this beetle incredibly strong. These animals clean up the forest by feeding on dead animals — and they are capable of burying large mammals such as pigs and deer! This species is also highly unusual in that both males and females possess long horns on the head, which are used as weapons against each other during ferocious battles.