genus: DICRONOCEPHALUS Hope 1831
species: wallichi Hope 1831
subspecies: bourgoini Pouillaude 1914
origin: Taiwan
wild imago size: 20-30 mm
genus: PLATYNOCEPHALUS Westwood 1854
species: miyashitai Delpont 1995
origin: Thailand
wild imago size: 20-30mm
sexual dimorphism: males with developed horns on clypeus
I haven`t got much experience with these two species. Females of Dicronocephalus are supposed to lay eggs inside some kind of cone shape nest using fresh leaves. I did confirm that Platynocephalus larvae need horse dung for the development. Both beetles need to add some clay or soil when pupate. In cocoon stage they often do not hibernate.
Dicronocephalus wallichi bourgoini
Platynocephalus miyashitai
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