kamil kowalski Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Hello How to distinguish Gromphadorhina portentosa from: Princisia vanwaerebecki ? Are they always differ on what the photograph in the Annex? On the photographs are males - and as is the case of females? Do you: Gromphadorhina portentosa and Princisia vanwaerebecki varieties have the same color? that is, blacks and "tiger"? What they have color variations? I greet all Kamil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 The so-called princisia readily cross with G. portentosa. The way to tell them apart is the notch in the pronotum but of course a few other genera have the same character and sometimes G. portentosa as well. They are "both" highly variable in coloration in the wild. Females can't be differentiated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Is it possible they're both just G. portentosa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugmanPrice Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I think that is the question Orin raises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamil kowalski Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thanks And you can designate them the key to the species [Gromphadorhina]? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSnake Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I think that is the question Orin raises. I have been told that while a grandidieri does exist in the wild, we don't have it in culture. I bring this up as instead we have misidentified out G. Portentosa as such. As for P.V.? I am trying to determine yet whether the same thing is true or if we do have them in culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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