Scarites subterraneus

Im not sure, like most ground beetles, the impetus for egg laying probably isnt known. Youd probably have to do some digging into research papers on the biology of the species.

 
I know someone who produced larvae and metamorphosed them. Apparently it is quite easy to do so, which is unusual for a carabid. I think he just fed the grubs some dead bugs and kept them on moist coir. Will dig up a link later

 
AlexW said:
I know someone who produced larvae and metamorphosed them. Apparently it is quite easy to do so, which is unusual for a carabid. I think he just fed the grubs some dead bugs and kept them on moist coir. Will dig up a link later
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I just kept them on a moist mix of coconut fiber and sand and fed the larvae/adults pre-killed inverts as you noted.
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Any more information also has anyone had experience with this species and know how to het them to mate and lay

 
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Mating isn't hard for carabids, generally. Many carabids are friendly towards others, but do still beware of cannibalism.

All About Insects has also noted that egg production was easy for him.

 
Did you catch the grub yourself or did the adult produce it?
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I don't know, but All About Insects probably does. You can also try searching up Scarites on Google Scholar for science research papers.

 
I know its a larvae of the same species because a year ago i raised one on beetle grubs and it became a subterraneus and there is 9nly one other predatory beetle it could be and ive already found some of those grubs

 
Beetlesforlife3 said:
I know its a larvae of the same species because a year ago i raised one on beetle grubs and it became a subterraneus and there is 9nly one other predatory beetle it could be and ive already found some of those grubs
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Could you clarify? Many but not all carabid grubs are impossible to identify until adulthood and look identical to each other
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yes, yes, I know not all the carabid larvae on that bugguide page look the same, but you'd be surprised how similar many larvae can look.

With darkling beetles, the larvae of Embaphion, many Eleodes, and Tenebrio molitor all look like clones of each other, but the adults are as different as night and day
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