genus:   TRIGONOPHORUS Hope, 1831
species:  rothschildi Fairmaire, 1891
subspecies:  varians Bourgoin, 1914
origin:  Taiwan, Jayii County, leg. Wu Shr Yuan 9/2003
wild imago size:  32-36mm
sexual dimorphism: males have frontal clypeal outgrowth spiry, while females dull
note: beetles require diapausis in cocoon stage for about 6 months with reduced moisture

   
>, >> blue aberration, ex breeding

genus:   TORYNORRHINA Arrow, 1907
species:  flammea Gestro, 1888
origin:  Thailand
wild imago size:  around 35mm
sexual dimorphism: females have wider protibia often with extra denticle.
note: Breeding very similiar to those of Trigonophorus. So far I haven't managed to breed the whole captive generation.

   

genus:   COSMIOMORPHA Saunders, 1852
subgenus:   MICROCOSMIOMORPHA Miksic, 1977
species:  similis Fairmaire, 1899

subspecies:  yonakuniana Nomura, 1964
origin:  Japan, Yonaguni Is., coll. 6/2010
wild imago size:  23-26mm
sexual dimorphism: males with abdominal channel on sternits

subspecies:  nigra Niijima et Kinoshita, 1927
origin:  Japan, Ishigaki Is., Okinawa prefecture coll.

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