PIX Groundbeetles

[Alex S.]

Yes, Tefflus does occur in both Hawaii and Africa (Tefflus carinatus, for example, can be found in both). There are approximately five species that occur in Hawaii as well as one sub-species of Tefflus zanzibaricus, T. zanzibaricus alluaudi. African species mainly occur throughout the Ivory Coast Area down through the southern half of the continent. Your specimens could be Tefflus megerlei, which is a large member of the genus that can be quite common throughout the Ivory Coast/Nigeria area. Beautiful beetles nonetheless.

Alex S.

 

[Steven]

these are still doing fine,... thought i share some more "eating-pictures"

 

[Alex S.]

Very nice feeding pictures, Steven! They are such an awesome carabid species.

Alex S.

 

[Chironex]

wow steven! all i can say is they are beasty!

 

[Steven]

i've examined the substrate today, looking for larvae, nothing
the're almost 24/7 doing the "wild thing" but reproducing ? mmmm :?


if all goes well i'll get a couple of Mantichora's from Macleod this week,...
really excited about those :} :} :}

 

[Nikos]

nice beetles Steven!
I was thinking of introducing earth worms in my humid scorpion tanks too in order to reduce the possibilities of mold and mites.

I did this in the past with a scolopendra s.mutilans set up and it was working great!
However in your case those earth worms are doomed

Hey post some photos of the mantichora when you get them please!

 

[Alex S.]

i've examined the substrate today, looking for larvae, nothing
the're almost 24/7 doing the "wild thing" but reproducing ? mmmm :?


if all goes well i'll get a couple of Mantichora's from Macleod this week,...
really excited about those :} :} :}

Hi Steven,

What substrate are you using and how deep is it?

Alex S.

 

[Steven]

Hi Steven,

What substrate are you using and how deep is it?

Alex S.

it's a mixture of "peat" and "limesand" (the yellowish sand that's hard as stone when it's dry,... but smooth when it's "moist") hard to explain with my lack of English,... but i guess you know what i mean

it's about 15cm deep. (6" :? )

 

[Alex S.]

it's a mixture of "peat" and "limesand" (the yellowish sand that's hard as stone when it's dry,... but smooth when it's "moist") hard to explain with my lack of English,... but i guess you know what i mean

it's about 15cm deep. (6" :? )

Give them a little more time. If no eggs or larvae occur, try raising the temperature in the terrarium a few degrees and use a substrate of 5” to 6” of straight peat with some leaf-litter.

Alex S.

 

[JohnxII]

Perhaps a rotten piece of log would facilitate egg laying? Just a thought (I don't keep beetles). Very nice specimens BTW!