Coleoptera, Linnaeus, 1758

Nicholson, Daniel J., Tapley, Benjamin, Jayson, Stephanie, Dale, James, Harding, Luke, Spencer, Jenny, Sulton, Machel, Durand, Stephen & Cunningham, Andrew A., 2017, Development of in-country live food production for amphibian conservation: The Mountain Chicken Frog (Leptodactylus fallax) on Dominica, West Indies, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 149) 11 (2), pp. 59-68 : 64

Coleoptera

Giant mealworm beetles were successfully cultured over six years, but consumption rates by L. fallax were low. While both life stages of Z. atratus were observed to be predated by the captive frogs (D. Nicholson, J. Spencer, pers. obs.), it was noted that adult beetles were promptly regurgitated. Larval forms were almost entirely ignored, apart from a few occasions. The culture of Z. atratus was, therefore, discontinued.