Blaine's Bug of the Day

[bmathison1972]

Rhinoceros beetles in the genus Eupatorus.

I. Eupatoris birmanicus.
One figure, by DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book).

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II. Five-horned rhinoceros beetle, Eupatorus gracilicornis.

A. Large and boxed figures.
1. DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)
2. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.

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B. Flying and medium-sized figures.
1. Epoch (Flying Beetles)
2. Colorata Tropical Rain Forest Rhinoceros Beetles)
3. 4D Famemaster (Beetle Collection)

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C. Smaller figures.
1. Sega
2. Sega
3. Kabaya (World Insects Series 1)
4. Sega
5. Hayakwa Toys (Insects Collection - Special)

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D. Subspecies, Eupatorus gracilicornis edai. [added 11/22/2017]
One figure, by Sega.



III. Eupatorus hardwickei.
One figure, by Sega.

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IV. Eupatorus siamensis.
One figure, by Sega.

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[bmathison1972]

Time to brighten things up with the flower and orchid mantids. This is probably not a monophyletic group, but they are made infrequently enough I'll put them all together.

I. Devil's flower mantis, Blepharopsis mendica.
One figure, a nymph by Play Visions (Exotic Insects).

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II. Orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus.
1. Furuta (Chocoegg Funny Animals)
2. Shapeways (Jam Design) - painted myself
3. Kabaya (Insect Directory)

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III. Banded flower mantis, Theopropus elegans.
One figure, by 4D Famemaster (Insect King).

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[bmathison1972]

It's a weekend folks, so I have lots of time to post lots of species!

Next up, the leaf-cutter ant, Acromyrmex sp.

One figure, by Club Earth (Ants and Termites). Not enough detail/information to give a species-level name.

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[bmathison1972]

Scorpions in the genus Urodacus.

I. Yellow sand scorpion, Urodacus armatus.
One figure, by Cadbury (Yowies).

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II. Black rock scorpion, Urodacus manicatus.
One figure, by Science and Nature (Animals of Australia).

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[bmathison1972]

The South African long-horned beetle, Tragocephala variegata.

One figure, by Play Visions (Exotic Beetles).

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[bmathison1972]

Time to highlight my wetas!

I. Giant weta, Deinacrida sp.
One figure, by Science and Nature (New Zealand Wildlife Collection).

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II. Tree weta, Hemideina crassidens.
One figure, by Cadbury (Yowies).

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[bmathison1972]

Back to some butterflies! Next, the marbled white, Melanargia galathea.

Interestingly, my two figures are both porcelain figurines:
1. unknown French feve manufacturer
2. Franklin Mint (Butterflies of the World)

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[BlueKrono]

Time to highlight my wetas!

I. Giant weta, Deinacrida sp.
One figure, by Science and Nature (New Zealand Wildlife Collection).

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II. Tree weta, Hemideina crassidens.
One figure, by Cadbury (Yowies).


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Wow, it looks a lot better than the picture on minizoo!

[bmathison1972]

OK, Happy Sunday everyone. Looking at my checklist I have roughly 250 species yet to go! How many can I knock out today?

First up, the lobster moth Stauropus fagi.

One figure, a larva by Kaiyodo (Capsule Q Museum - Caterpillars).

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[brontodocus]

Ah, the Famemaster Flower Mantis! Now you made me search for one - and I just found it. So many of those 4D puzzles I still don't have...

IV. Miscellaneous portunid crabs.
These are all placed among my Portunidae based on the last pair of legs adapted for swimming.

A. Medium-large figures.
1. unknown manufacturer [K&M knock-off?]
2. K&M International (Aquatic Collection)
3. AAA

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When compared to your large AAA Scylla serrata from this post, I have the feeling that the AAA figure in this photo (I think I have the same figure in a different colour variant, i.e. without any blue) represents the same species. By the way, since someone here in Germany offers the big Scylla serrata for a bit more than I'd usually want to pay - have you measured its carapace width? I have measured my big Dungeness Crab at 177 mm carapace width. If the Mud Crab is even larger that price might be justified, though.

[bmathison1972]

Ah, the Famemaster Flower Mantis! Now you made me search for one - and I just found it. So many of those 4D puzzles I still don't have...

IV. Miscellaneous portunid crabs.
These are all placed among my Portunidae based on the last pair of legs adapted for swimming.

A. Medium-large figures.
1. unknown manufacturer [K&M knock-off?]
2. K&M International (Aquatic Collection)
3. AAA

When compared to your large AAA Scylla serrata from this post, I have the feeling that the AAA figure in this photo (I think I have the same figure in a different colour variant, i.e. without any blue) represents the same species. By the way, since someone here in Germany offers the big Scylla serrata for a bit more than I'd usually want to pay - have you measured its carapace width? I have measured my big Dungeness Crab at 177 mm carapace width. If the Mud Crab is even larger that price might be justified, though.

Andre, yes you are right, that probably is a small S. serrata (AAA often made things in multiple sizes). My large S. serrata has a carapace width of about 15 cm, so slightly smaller than the dungeness crab

[bmathison1972]

Anomalocaris and related anolmalocarids...

I. Aegirocassis benmoulai.
One figure, courtesy of our very own Jetoar from his Paleo-Creatures line.

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II. Anomalocaris canadensis and Anomalocaris spp.
Most figures are marketed at the genus level only so they will all be placed here.

A. VERY LARGE figure by Favorite Co. (Prehistoric Life - Vinyl Model) .

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B. Medium to larger figures.
1. Paleocasts
2. Favorite Co. (Prehistoric Life - Soft Model)

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C. Smaller figures.
1. Cadbury (Yowies - Lost Kingdom)
2. Kaiyodo (Great Leap Forward)
3. Favorite Co. (Cambrian Creatures Mini Model - Burgess Shale Series)
4. Safari LTD (Cambrian TOOB)
5. Kaiyodo (Dinotales)

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6. Diramix (Epic Animals - Antichi Abissi)



III. Peytoia nathorsti.
One figure, by the Royal Ontario Museum (Animals of the Burgess Shale) [marketed as Laggania cambria]

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[brontodocus]

Andre, yes you are right, that probably is a small S. serrata (AAA often made things in multiple sizes). My large S. serrata has a carapace width of about 15 cm, so slightly smaller than the dungeness crab

Thanks, Blaine. Hmm, now I'm undecided again. That's smaller in width but the Mud Crab is also more massive than the Dungeness crab. I'll have to think about it. We're talking about like €23 so that's more than I ever spent on an AAA figure.

[bmathison1972]

Andre, yes you are right, that probably is a small S. serrata (AAA often made things in multiple sizes). My large S. serrata has a carapace width of about 15 cm, so slightly smaller than the dungeness crab

Thanks, Blaine. Hmm, now I'm undecided again. That's smaller in width but the Mud Crab is also more massive than the Dungeness crab. I'll have to think about it. We're talking about like €23 so that's more than I ever spent on an AAA figure.

When I bought my large mud crab it was the only one available; otherwise I would have preferred the smaller one. The smaller one with the blue highlights was bought as a generic crab at a tourist shop along the riverwalk in Savannah, Georgia. I saw that it was made by AAA but it wasn't sold as a given species so I did not immediately pick up on the fact it was the small mud crab haha.

[bmathison1972]

Dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum.

I. Summer skimmer, Sympetrum darwinianum.
One figure, by Yujin (Insects of Japan).

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II. Banded skimmer, Sympetrum pedomontanum elatum.
One figure, by Kabaya (Insect Directory).

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[bmathison1972]

The purple emperor, Apatura iris.

A. Plastic figures.
1. unknown manufacturer [from a set of primarily Club Earth knock-offs]
2. Toy Major
3. Safari LTD (Butterflies of the World Collectors Case)

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B. Polyresin figurine by Steal Street.

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[bmathison1972]

Butterflies in the genus Phoebis.

I. The orange-barred sulfur, Phoebis philea.
Another one of my favorite butterflies in toy form (and apparently, a favorite of Safari LTD too...)

A. Large figure by Safari LTD (Hidden Kingdom Insects).

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B. Smaller figures.
1. Safari LTD (Authentics Butterflies)
2. Safari LTD (Butterflies TOOB)
3. Safari LtD (Butterflies of the World Collectors Case)
4. unknown manufacturer
5. Beam

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II. Cloudless sulfur, Phoebis sennae.
One figure, a larva by an unknown manufacturer.

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[stargatedalek]

When compared to your large AAA Scylla serrata from this post, I have the feeling that the AAA figure in this photo (I think I have the same figure in a different colour variant, i.e. without any blue) represents the same species. By the way, since someone here in Germany offers the big Scylla serrata for a bit more than I'd usually want to pay - have you measured its carapace width? I have measured my big Dungeness Crab at 177 mm carapace width. If the Mud Crab is even larger that price might be justified, though.

Is this it? I own one of the two above it (another K&M bootleg presumably?) and that crab on the listing is definitely much larger. The carapace width seems to be about 8 inches.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/AAA-ELC-solid-plastic-animal-figure-XL-GREEN-CRAB-30cm-across-approx-/132087232169?hash=item1ec10336a9:g:FiUAAOSwcUBYNKzu

[bmathison1972]

When compared to your large AAA Scylla serrata from this post, I have the feeling that the AAA figure in this photo (I think I have the same figure in a different colour variant, i.e. without any blue) represents the same species. By the way, since someone here in Germany offers the big Scylla serrata for a bit more than I'd usually want to pay - have you measured its carapace width? I have measured my big Dungeness Crab at 177 mm carapace width. If the Mud Crab is even larger that price might be justified, though.

Is this it? I own one of the two above it (another K&M bootleg presumably?) and that crab on the listing is definitely much larger. The carapace width seems to be about 8 inches.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/AAA-ELC-solid-plastic-animal-figure-XL-GREEN-CRAB-30cm-across-approx-/132087232169?hash=item1ec10336a9:g:FiUAAOSwcUBYNKzu

Stars, that's the large AAA dungeness crab. I'll add the dungy to the Bug of the Day next...gimme a couple minutes

[bmathison1972]

The dungeness crab (and some miscellaneous possible cancrids).

I. Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister.

A. LARGE figure by AAA.

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B. Smaller figures and figurines.
1. AAA
2. Little Critterz (Little Critterz)

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3. Home/kitchen decor by an unknown manufacturer. [added 2/27/2017]

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II. Miscellaneous possible members of Cancridae.
...in other words, miscellaneous crabs not previously assigned to Portunidae.

1. unknown manufacturer
2. unknown vintage manufacturer
3. PlayMobil

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