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22-05-2008, 10:59 AM
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| | | Unidentified Chinese? Beetle
Hi - Can anyone shed any light on this beetle please. It was found in a box of toys from China - a chinese employee says she recalls 'playing' with these when a girl - they were called Qu-Qu (pronounced chew-chew). They were used as fighting beetles and got the name from being goaded with qu-qu grass to make them angry.
Its body is about 30mm, the ovipositor? about 15mm and the antennae about 45mm long - an idea of the scale can be seen - the print you can make out in the picture is Arial 11 point size.
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22-05-2008, 11:00 AM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Chinese? Beetle
I do have a bigger clearer image if needed!
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22-05-2008, 11:39 AM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Chinese? Beetle
It is a cricket of some sort. Somewhere I have a book which lists the Chinese names of various crickets. I will try and dig it out when I get home from work  |
22-05-2008, 05:18 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Chinese? Beetle
definatly a cricket, we keep loads of these. not sure on the latin name though. |
22-05-2008, 05:44 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Chinese? Beetle
Looks like a field cricket Gryllus species like I used to feed my spiders on? (Sourced from pet shops and not our native species of course!)
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22-05-2008, 05:56 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Chinese? Beetle
Looks like Gryllus bimaculatus which is found as live food in many pet stores + occasionally forms temporary colonies outside. |
22-05-2008, 09:58 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Chinese? Beetle
Thanks for the quick ID!!! | | |
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