QUOTE (laughing dog @ Dec 16 2009, 09:52 PM)

do tell any specifics, or examples. ???
Sure, as mentioned the various
Gromphadorhina species and so-called "Princisia" cross readily in captivity because they have the same male genitalia. The species designations are based on pronotum structure, granulation and setae which vary by population. The question is are any of the species really valid or are they mostly valid but readily hybridize (the genus "Princisia" cannot be valid when even the species are difficult to prove).
G. oblongonota and "Princisia" have readily crossed in captivity (like
G. portentosa and "Princisia") and it's very likely
G. oblongonota and
G. portentosa cross just as easily. Hopefully hobbyists will be careful about not crossing these, or at least labeling crosses, or we'll just end up with one big messy population that loses the uniqueness of its geographic varieties.