An amazing habit of Blabephorus pinguis

Blabephorus pinguis Fairmaire, 1898

(Subfamily Dynastinae, Family Scarabaeidae, Order Coleoptera)
The beetles found associated with the ground-wasp net. But we do not know
exactly what kind of relationship betweeen them. The beetle larvae likely get the
benefit from the wasps. Body form is reddish brown, short and strong concave
above, with short brownish-yellow hairs beneath. Male, head armed with a short,
strongly curved horn. Pronotum is broadly excavated at the middle; front tibia with
four teeth. Female, head armed with a short conical tubercle; pronotum with
a broad longitudinal furrow, narrower than that of the male. Length 28-32 mm.
Distribution: India, Myanmar, Sumatra, Vietnam, N. Thailand
(Wiang Pa Pao, Mae Taeng).

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Live beetles are on show at Siam Insect-Zoo

We have some beetles successfully bred and reared at Siam Insect-Zoo.
Many of them are going to pupate or in pupal stage at the moment (in April) and
will last for at least 4-6 months before emerging during the mating season again
usually in August to November.

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The characteristic of a typical scarabaeiform larva

Photo copyright: Siam Insect-Zoo 2008

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