List of land and freshwater invertebrates kept in collections

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This is the list of land and freshwater invertebrates kept in zoos and as pets.

The list focuses on big and visually attractive forms. Not included are ones raised for research. Enormous number of invertebrates were raised in laboratories, including small and weird groups, like parasites.

The list does not cover all: scorpions, bird spiders, cockroaches, mantises, phasmids, flower beetles and butterflies. These groups have too many species to list. If somebody can link complete lists, it would be interesting. Full list of phasmids kept as pets in Britain (and I strongly suspect it is near identical to the list kept worldwide) is: PSG Culture List - Phasmid Study Group

Listed are: English name, scientific name and a source of information. English names of inverts are a mess and many alternatives exist. It seems that about anybody makes one which he likes. I made up many descriptive names for flower beetles. I encourage everybody who writes about less known inverts to include scientific names. I include only one source, although many can exist.

Sponges:
freshwater sponge - Spongilla lacustris - Occassionally transplanted into aquarium from the wild. Sensitive but can be kept.

Jellyfish:
Freshwater jellyfish - Craspedacusta sowerbii - Freshwater Jellyfish

Leeches:
Buffalo leech - Hirudinaria manillensis - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Medicinal leech - Hirudo verbana - London zoo online inventory 2018

Snails:
achatina snail - Achatina achatina - common
yellow achatina - Achatina alissa - thepetfactory.de
Giant East African snail - Achatina fulica - London zoo online inventory 2018
Giant snail - Achatina reticulata - Zoo Budapest
spike awlsnail - Allopeas clavulinum - London zoo online inventory 2018
West African land snail - Archachatina marginata - London zoo online inventory 2018
spotted achatina - Archachatina marginata var. rhodei - thepetfactory.de
Banana Slug - Ariolimax columbianus - List All Invertebrates :: Saint Louis Zoo
zebra apple snail - Asolene spixii - List of freshwater aquarium invertebrate species - Wikipedia
Vietnamese giant magnolia snail - Bertia cambojiensis - London zoo online inventory 2018
Pagoda snail - Brotia pagodula - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Assassin Snail - Clea helena - Assassin Snail
Cappuchino snail - Faunus sp. bicolor - garnelenprofi.de/wirbellose.html
Common eastern mud snail - Nassarius vibex - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Partula snail - Partula hebe bella - London zoo online inventory 2018
Partula snail - Partula hyalina - London zoo online inventory 2018
Partula snail - Partula mirabilis - London zoo online inventory 2018
Partula snail - Partula mooreana - London zoo online inventory 2018
Partula snail - Partula suturalis vexillum - London zoo online inventory 2018
Partula snail - Partula taeniata nucleola - London zoo online inventory 2018
Partula snail - Partula tohiveana - London zoo online inventory 2018
Partula snail - Partula tristis - London zoo online inventory 2018
Partula snail - Partula varia - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Partula snail - Poe tree snail - London zoo online inventory 2018
Bermuda land snail - Poecilozonites bermudensis - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Lesser Bermuda land snail - Poecilozonites circumfirmatus - London zoo online inventory 2018
Apple snail - Pomacea canaliculata - London zoo online inventory 2018
Fighting conch - Strombus - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Freshwater snail - Tylomelania - Chester zoo online inventory 2016

Crustaceans:
Green lace shrimp - Atyoida pilipes - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Bamboo shrimp - Atyopsis moluccensis - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
White-clawed crayfish - Austropotamobius pallipes - Bristol zoo 2011
Coconut crab - Birgus latro -
West African Rainbow Crab - Cardisoma armatum - keepingexoticpets.co.uk/keeping-hermit-crabs-land-crabs.html
Cardinal shrimp - Caridina dennerli - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Mosquito Shrimp - Caridina gracilirostris - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Yamato shrimp - Caridina multidentata - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Halloween hermit crab - Ciliopagurus strigatus - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Striped hermit crab - Clibanarius - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
hermit crab - Coenobita clypeatus - thepetfactory.de
land hermit crab - Coenobita rugusus - keepingexoticpets.co.uk/keeping-hermit-crabs-land-crabs.html
Clipperton crab - Gecarcinus planatus - Paris-Vincennes
Halloween Crab - Gecarcinus quadratus - http://www.backwaterreptiles.com/insects-for-sale.html
‘Red Devil’ Vampire Crab - Geosesarma - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
vampire crabs - Geosesarma - pet trade
colorful freshwater crab - Geosesarma cf. rouxi - thepetfactory.de
colorful freshwater crab - Geosesarma hagen (ex. spec. FIRE) - thepetfactory.de
blue vampire crab - Geosesarma pulcher - garnelenprofi.de/wirbellose.html
colorful freshwater crab - Geosesarma spec. BLACK LEG - thepetfactory.de
colorful freshwater crab - Geosesarma spec. GOLDENEYE - thepetfactory.de
colorful freshwater crab - Geosesarma spec. METALLIC - thepetfactory.de
colorful freshwater crab - Geosesarma tiomanicum - thepetfactory.de
Indonesian Land Crab - Gercarcinus ruricola - keepingexoticpets.co.uk/keeping-hermit-crabs-land-crabs.html
beautiful isopod - Glomeris pulchra - thepetfactory.de
land crab - Holometopus haematocheirus - http://www.zoochat.com/1659/land-crabs-holometopus-haematocheir-339739/ at Seoul Zoo
Cleaner Shrimp - Lysmata amboinensis - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
colorful freshwater crab - Metasesarma obesum - thepetfactory.de
Red Cherry Shrimp - Neocaridina - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Freshwater crab - Potamos socotrensis - Rostock
Fiddler crabs - Uca sp. - many

 

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Part 2:
Chelicerates:
Scorpions (selected):
Scorpion - Hadogenes troglodytes - Zoo Koeln
Asian forest scorpion - Heterometrus longimanus - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Common emperor scorpion - Pandinus imperator - London zoo online inventory 2018
Fregate scorpion - Chiromachus ochropus - Bristol zoo 2011

Amblypygids and similar:
Australian Amblypygid - Charinus pescotti - Minibeast Wildlife Bug Shop
Giant banded tailless whipscorpion - Damon diadema - London zoo online inventory 2018
whip spider - Damon variegatus - Hamburg
Scorpion - Hadogenes paucidens - Zoo Praha inventory 2015-2016
Vinegaroon - Mastigoproctus giganteus - Cincinnati
emperor scorpion - Pandinus cavimanus - Zoo Praha inventory 2015-2016
Camel spider - Eremobates - bugsincyberspace

Spiders (representative):
Whiteknee tarantula - Acanthoscurria geniculata - London zoo online inventory 2018
Water spider - Ancylomedes - 2016. Stuttgart
western desert tarantula - Aphonopelma chalcodes - kept as pet
Black and Yellow Argiope Spider - Argiope sp - Home :: Saint Louis Zoo
Trapdoor Spider - Bothriocyrtum californicum - Home :: Saint Louis Zoo
Curlyhair tarantula - Brachypelma albopilosum - London zoo online inventory 2018
Red-kneed tarantula - Brachypelma smithi - London zoo online inventory 2018
Tarantula - Caribena versicolor - London zoo online inventory 2018
Montserrat tarantula - Cyrtopholis femoralis - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Tropical tent-web spider - Cyrtophora citricola - Cologne zoo 2017
Costa Rican tiger rump tarantula - Davus fasciatus - kept as pet
Great raft spider - Dolomedes plantarius - London zoo online inventory 2018
Nursery Web Spider - Dolomedes tenebrosus - Home :: Saint Louis Zoo
stout leg baboon spider - Eucratoscelus pachypus - Zoo Praha inventory 2015-2016
Spiny Orb-weaving Spider - Gasteracantha sp - Home :: Saint Louis Zoo
Chilean rose tarantula - Grammostola rosea - Zoo Praha inventory 2015-2016
Huntsman spider - Heteropoda venatoria - London zoo online inventory 2018
Desertas wolf spider - Hogna ingens - London zoo online inventory 2018
Large huntsman spider - Holconia immanis - London zoo online inventory 2018
Murray banded huntsman - Holconia murrayensis - Cologne zoo 2017
Singapore blue tarantula - Lampropelma violaceopes - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Brazilian salmon tarantula - Lasiodora parahybana - London zoo online inventory 2018
Redback spider - Latrodectus hasselti - London zoo online inventory 2018
Southwestern widow spider - Latrodectus hesperus - London zoo online inventory 2018
American black widow - Latrodectus mactans - Madrid Zoo-Aquarium
Harlequin widow spider - Latrodectus tredecimguttatus - London zoo online inventory 2018
Tiger spider - Linothele fallax - Cologne zoo 2017
European cave spider - Meta menardi - Plzen zoo 2013
Golden orb-weaver - Nephila edulis - London zoo online inventory 2018
Golden silk spider - Nephila inaurata - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Golden orb spider - Nephila inaurata madagascarensis - 2017. San Diego zoo
Banded-legged golden orb-web spider - Nephila senegalensis - Berlin Zoo-Aquarium 2011 Tierpark Hellabrunn 2012
Tarantula - Nhandu vulpinus - kept as pet
Long-bodied cellar spider - Pholcus phalangioides - London zoo online inventory 2018
Gooty sapphire ornamental tarantula - Poecilotheria metallica - London zoo online inventory 2018
Indian ornamental tarantula - Poecilotheria regalis - London zoo online inventory 2018
Sri Lankan ornamental spider - Poecilotheria striata - Bristol zoo 2011
baboon spider - Pterinochilus chordatus - Zoo Praha inventory 2015-2016
False black widow spider - Steatoda grossa - London zoo online inventory 2018
Indian social spider - Stegodyphus sarasinorum - London zoo online inventory 2018
House spider - Tegenaria sp. - London zoo online inventory 2018
Goliath birdeater - Theraphosa blondi - kept
Ornamental wandering spider - Viridasius fasciatus - Cologne zoo 2017

Centipeds and millipedes:
Giant centipede - Scolopendra gigantea - 2015. Plzen
Giant desert centipede - Scolopendra heros arizonensis - 2017. San Diego zoo
Centipede - Scolopendra subspinipes - London zoo online inventory 2018
giant millipede - Archispirostreptus gigas - many
milipede - Centrobolus sp Mosambik - pet trade
Tanzanian Pink Legged Millipede - Dendrostreptus macracanthus - Zoo Budapest
Mombassan train millipede - Epibolus pulchripes - Whipsnasde 2018
Black Portuguese millipede - Ommatoiulus moreletii - London zoo online inventory 2018
Desert Millipede - Orthoporus ornatus - Home :: Saint Louis Zoo
Pelmatoiulus ligulatus - Pelmatoiulus ligulatus - Zoo Budapest
Texas Red Headed Centipede - Scolopendra heros - Insects for Sale | Reptiles for Sale
Sky Island Blue Centipede - Scolopendra polymorpha - Insects for Sale | Reptiles for Sale
Millipede - Spirostreptidae sp. - London zoo online inventory 2018
Vietnam Rainbow Millipede - Tonkinbolus dollfusi - Zoo Budapest
Giant pill millipede - X - 2017. Peyrieras Reptile Reserve, Madagascar. Apparently otherwise cannot stand captivity outside Madagascar.

Insects:
Dragonflies and damselflies:
helicopter damselfly - Megaloprepus caerulatus - London 1997

Phasmids (selection):
Acanthomenexenus polyacanthus - Acanthomenexenus polyacanthus - Zoo Budapest
spiny leaf insect - Acanthoxyla spp. - terrarium.com.pl
Madagascar stick insect - Achrioptera fallax - Zoo Budapest
Walking stick - Bacillus rossius - Zoo Praha inventory 2015-2016
Vietnamese Walkingstick - Baculum extradentatum - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Walking stick - Brasidas samarensis - Zoo Budapest
Giant Lime Green stick insect - Diapherodes gigantea - Zoo Budapest
Northern Walkingstick - Diapheromera femorata - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Lord Howe stick insect - Dryococelus australis - Bristol
spiny phasmid - Epidares nolimetangere - pet trade
thorny stick insect - Eurycantha calcarata - pet trade
giant stick insect - Eurycnema goliath - terrarium.com.pl
Giant prickly stick insect - Extatosoma tiaratum - London zoo online inventory 2018
Giant thorny walkingstick - Heteropteryx dilatata - London zoo online inventory 2018
Guadeloupe Stick Bug - Lamponius guerini - Zoo Budapest
Gray's Malayan Stick Insect - Lonchodes brevipes - Zoo Budapest
Lopaphus sp. Cuc Phuong - Lopaphus sp. Cuc Phuong - Zoo Budapest
Jobra Stick Insect - Medaura jobrensis - Zoo Budapest
Mnesilochus mindanaense - Mnesilochus mindanaense - Zoo Budapest
Walking stick - Mnesilochus portentosus - Zoo Budapest
Walkingstick - Myronides - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Turquoise stick insect - Myronides sp. peleng - Zoo Budapest
Necroscia annulipes - Necroscia annulipes - Zoo Budapest
Peruvian fire stick - Oreophoetes peruana - 2017=04-29 San Diego zoo
Black Beauty stick insect - Peruphasma schultei - London zoo online inventory 2018
Phasmid - Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis - Zoo Praha inventory 2015-2016
Walking stick - Phanocles sp. - Zoo Budapest
Bornean giant walkingstick - Pharnacia (Phobaeticus) serratipes - Zoo Budapest
Giant stick insect - Phasma gigas - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
strange stick insect - Phenacephorus cornucervi - terrarium.com.pl
Walkingstick - Phobaeticus magnus - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Giant Walking Stick - Phobaeticus serratipes - cincinnati
Linnaeus leaf insect - Phylium siccifolium - 2013=09-01 Rostock
Leaf insect - Phyllium celebicum - 2017=04-29 San Diego zoo
leaf insect - Phyllium ericoriai - terrarium.com.pl
Leaf insect - Phyllium philippinicum - London zoo online inventory 2018
Leaf insect - Phyllium westwoodi - Zoo Budapest
Walkingstick - Ramulus - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Ramulus sp. Togian island - Ramulus sp. Togian island - Zoo Budapest
Pink-winged walkingstick - Sipyloidea sipylus - Zoo Budapest
spiny stick insect - Spinohirasea bengalensis - terrarium.com.pl
Giant walkingstick - Tirachoidea jianfenglingensis - London zoo online inventory 2018
Trachyaretaon sp. Aurora - Trachyaretaon sp. Aurora - Zoo Budapest
Trachyaretaon sp. North Luzon - Trachyaretaon sp. North Luzon - Zoo Budapest

Orthopterans (grasshoppers, crickets, locusts and relatives):
Cricket - Acheta domestica - https://www.stlzoo.org
Costa Rican Katydid - Ancistrocercus circumdatus - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Malaysia Giant Leaf Katydid - Ancyclecha fenestrata - Bristol
Malaysian Leaf Katydid - Ancylecha fenestrata - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Cave Cricket - Ceuthophilus gracilipes - https://www.stlzoo.org
Rhinoceros Katydid - Copiphora rhinoceros - California Academy of Sciences
Poor Knights giant weta - Deinacrida fallai - London Zoo 2006
Greenhouse camel cricket - Diestrammena asynomara - 2015=03-21 Plzen
Groundhopper - Erianthus versicolor - London zoo online inventory 2018
spiny grasshopper - Eumegalodon spec. - thepetfactory.de
Mole Cricket - Gryllotalpa spp - https://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/listallinvertebrates/
Black field cricket - Gryllus bimaculatus - London zoo online inventory 2018
Wellington Tree Weta - Hemideina crassidens - Bristol
Ethiopian Cricket - Homoeogryllus xanthographica - Zoo Budapest
Dragon-headed katydid - Lesina intermedia - Berlin zoo-aquarium 2011
migratory locust - Locusta migratoria - many
Giant leaf-like katydid - Macrolyristes corporalis - 2017=04-29 San Diego zoo
Giant Armoured Ground Cricket - Madiga liberiana - 2013=11-30 Berlin Zoo
Bell cricket - Meloimorpha japonica - 2015=11-23 Berlin Zoo
False Katydid - Microcentrum rhombifolium - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Cave cricket - Phaeophilacris bredoides - 2015=03-21 Plzen
Crau steppe grasshopper - Prionotropis hystrix rhodanica - Bristol
Horse-headed grasshopper - Proscopia scabra - 2016=02-15 Paris-Vincennes
Horsehead grasshopper - Pseudoproscopia latirostris - Cologne zoo 2017
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper - Romalea microptera - Zoo Budapest
Desert locust - Schistocerca gregaria - London zoo online inventory 2018
Grey Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens - cincinnati
Leaf-like katydid - Stilpnochlora couloniana - 2013. Berlin Zoo
Jumping stick - Stiphra sp. - 2017. San Diego zoo
Giant Grasshopper - Tropidacris collaris - 2013. Berlin Zoo
Variegated grasshopper - Zonocerus variegata - Zoo Budapest

Blattodea: Cockroaches
Bullshead cockroach - Archimandrita tesselata - London zoo online inventory 2018
Death’s head cockroach - Blaberus craniifer - Cosmocaixa Barcelona 2013
Giant Cockroach - Blaberus giganteus - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Dubia cockroach - Blaptica dubia - Zoo Budapest
German Cockroach - Blatella germanica - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Cuban burrowing cockroach - Byrsotria fumigata - Plzen zoo 2013
Cuban burrowing cockroach - Byrsotria rothi - Zoo Budapest
Cockroach - Elliptorhina chopardi - Zoo Budapest
zebra cockroach - Elliptorhina javanica -
Trinidad bat-cave cockroach - Eublaberus distanti - Zoo Budapest
Orange-Headed Cockroach - Eublaberus prosticus - Zoo Budapest
Zebra cockroach - Eurycotis dicipiens - cincinnati
Cockroach - Eurycotis opaca spec 2 - Zoo Budapest
Madagascar hissing cockroach - Gromphadorhina oblongonata - London zoo online inventory 2018
Worty glowspot cockroach - Lucihormetica verrucosa - 2015. Wroclaw
Giant burrowing cockroach - Macropanesthia rhinoceros - Zoo Budapest
African cinereous cockroach - Nauphoeta cinerea - Zoo Budapest
Harlequin cockroach - Neostylopyga rhombifolia - Zoo Budapest
Green-leaf Cockroach - Panchlora nivea - cincinnati
American cockroach - Periplaneta americana - London zoo online inventory 2018
Pallid cockroach - Phoetalia pallida - Zoo Budapest
Egyptian cockroach - Polyphaga aegyptiaca - Zoo Praha inventory 2015-2016
Cockroach - Princisia vanwaerebeki - Zoo Praha inventory 2015-2016
Surinam cockroach - Pycnoscelus surinamensis - Zoo Budapest
Cockroach - Therea olegrandjeani - London zoo online inventory 2018
Domino Cockroach - Therea petiveriana - cincinnati
Orange spot domino roach - Therea regularis - bugsincyberspace
White-striped cockroach - Zonioploca latizona - http://www.zoochat.com/

Blattodea: termites
Formosan termite - Coptotermes formosanus - audubonnatureinstitute.org/meet-the-animals-insectarium/750-formosan-subterranean-termite
giant african termite - Macrotermes bellicosus - Basel
usa termite - Reticulitermes hesperus - https://www.stlzoo.org/

Mantodea: mantises (selection):
Thistle Mantis - Blepharopsis mendica - keepinginsects.com
jeweled flower mantis - Creobroter gemmatus -
Indian Flower Mantis - Creobroter pictipennis - keepinginsects.com
Giant dead leaf mantis - Deroplatys dessicata - San Diego Zoo 2016
dry leaf mantis - Deroplatys lobata - terrarium.com.pl
Wandering violin mantis - Gongylus gongylodes - Tierpark Hellabrunn 2012
boxing praying mantis - Hestiasula brunneriana - terrarium.com.pl
African Giant Stick Mantis - Heterochaeta sp. - Zoo Budapest
Giant asian mantis - Hierodula grandis - Tierpark Hellabrunn 2012
Sri Lanka mantis - Hierodula membranacea - London zoo online inventory 2018
Giant Asian Mantis - Hierodula membranacea - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
orchid mantis - Hymenopus coronatus - pet trade
Devils Flower Mantis - Idolomantis diabolica - keepinginsects.com
Religious mantis - Mantis religiosa - 2015. Plzen
Egyptian Pygmy Mantis - Miomantis paykullii - keepinginsects.com
Budwing Mantis - Parasphendale affinis - keepinginsects.com
African deadleaf mantis - Phyllocrania paradoxa - Whipsnasde 2018
Malagasy Blue-spot Mantis - Polyspilota aeruginosa - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Flower Mantis - Pseudocreobotra ocellata - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Spiny Flower Mantis - Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii - keepinginsects.com
Gambian Spotted-Eye Mantis - Pseudoharpax virescens - keepinginsects.com
Unicorn Mantis - Pseudovates arizonae - keepinginsects.com
mantis - Sphodromantis baccettii - keepinginsects.com
giant African praying mantis - Sphodromantis lineola - pet trade
Carolina mantis - Stagmomantis carolina - keepinginsects.com
Chinese Mantis - Tenodera sinensis - keepinginsects.com

Hemiptera: bugs
Ferocious water bug - Abedus herbertii - 2017.San Diego zoo
man-faced bug - Catacanthus nigripens - Sentosa Insect Kingdom, Singapore, 30 July 2006
water bug - Dipetalogaster - info: zoochat.com
Water strider - Gerris marginatus - cincinnati
water bug - Graphosoma - info: zoochat.com
water bug Asian - Kirkaldyia - info: zoochat.com
water bug Asian - Lethocerus - info: zoochat.com
Backswimmer - Notonecta undulata - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Milkweed Bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Two-spotted assasin bug - Platymeris biguttatus - Prague zoo 2013 San Diego Zoo 2016 Faunia 2017
Red Spot Assassin Bug - Platymeris laevicollis - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Red spot assassin bug - Platymeris rhadamanthus - Zoo Budapest
Horrid king assassin bug - Psytalla horrida - bugsincyberspace
water stick insect - Ranatra chinensis - http://www.zoochat.com/1659/water-stick-insect-ranatra-chinensis-339734/ at Seoul Zoo
Water Scorpion - Ranatra fusca - https://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/listallinvertebrates/

Hymenoptera: wasps, bees ants and relatives:
Leafcutter ant - Acromyrmex octospinosus - Zoo Budapest
Emerald cockroach wasp - Ampulex compressa - London Zoo 2006
Honeybee (colony) - Apis mellifera - London zoo online inventory 2018
Leafcutter ant (colony) - Atta cephalotes - London zoo online inventory 2018
Buff-tailed bumblebee - Bombus terrestris - Plzen Zoo 2013
Carpenter ant - Camponotus rufipes - Zoo Budapest
desert ant - Cataglyphis niger - antstore
welvet wasp - Dasymutilla spp - https://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/listallinvertebrates/
army ant - Eciton burchellii - California Academy of Sciences
harvester ant - Messor sp. - Zoo Basel
bulldog ant - Myrmecia brevinoda - antstore
Honey Pot Ant - Myrmecocystus mexicanus - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Asian weaver ant - Oecophylla smaragdina - 2015=11-23 Berlin Zoo
Bullet Ant - Paraponera clavata - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Black Weaver Ant - Polyrhachis dives - 2013. Berlin Zoo
Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa virginica - https://www.stlzoo.org/

 

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Part 3: Coleoptera: beetles
Blue weevil - ? - bugmuseum.com/blue-weevil.html
brown pronghorned bettle - Allomyrina dichotoma - Hirschkäfer Verein fördert die Erhaltung und Wiederansiedelung bedrohter einheimischer Käferarten und züchtet die wichtigsten tropischen Riesenkäfer
black, white dotted red-legged - Amaurodes passerini - Coleoptera.wz.cz - photogallery
Giant High Plains Tiger Beetle - Amblycheila cylindriformis - Home :: Saint Louis Zoo
beetle - Anthia cinctipennis - Stuttgart 2011.
Blue death-feigning beetle - Asbolus verrucosus - 2017. San Diego zoo
Fiery Searcher - Calosoma scrutator - Home :: Saint Louis Zoo
Tumblebug - Canthon imitator - Home :: Saint Louis Zoo
Common Tumblebug - Canthon pilularius - San Diego Zoo 2016
Great capricorn beetle - Cerambyx erdo - Stockholm, Zooquaria magazine 98
green and dark red flower beetle - Cetonischema speciosa jousselini - garnelenprofi.de/kafer.html
Atlas beetle - Chalcosoma atlas - Berlin zoo-aquarium 2011
Hthree-horned beetle - Chalcosoma caucasus - beetlebreeding.ch
black white-doffed - Cheirolasia burkei - Coleoptera.wz.cz - photogallery
Black and yellow spotted long-armed bettle - Cheirotonus formosanus evt. (macleayi) - - garnelenprofi.de/kafer.html
Polyphemus flower beetle - Chelorrhina polyphemus - Zoo Budapest
violet blue flower beetle - Chlorocala africana oertzeni - garnelenprofi.de/kafer.html
green and yellowish flower beetle - Chlorocala camerunica - garnelenprofi.de/kafer.html
green black headed flower bettle - Chlorocala conjux - garnelenprofi.de/kafer.html
bright green beetle - Chrysina beyeri - beetlebreeding.ch
Dogbane Leaf Beetle - Chrysochus auratus - Home :: Saint Louis Zoo
Puritan tiger beetle - Cicindela puritana - beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/tiger-beetle-rearing/
festive tiger beetle - Cicindela scutellaris - beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/tiger-beetle-rearing/
ladybird - Coccinelidae - audubonnatureinstitute.org/meet-the-animals-insectarium/757-ladybug
seven-spot ladybird - Coccinella septempunctata - local
Coelorrhina hornimanni - Coelorrhina hornimanni - Zoo Budapest
rufous and yellow lined beetle - Coptomia mauritania fasciata - beetlebreeding.ch
indonesian stag beetle - Cyclommatus elaphus -
green white lined - Cyprolais hornimanni - Coleoptera.wz.cz - photogallery
beetle - Dicranorhina derbyana - Stuttgart 2011.
Green Metallic Scarab Beetle - Dicranorrhina micans - Home :: Saint Louis Zoo
chestnut and yellow lined - Dicronorhina derbyana - http://www.coleoptera.wz.cz/galerieE.htm
Giant-horn beetle - Diloboderus abderus - thepetfactory.de
Red-brown flower beetle - Dilochrosis atripennis - beetlebreeding.ch
red and black stag beetle - Dorcus alcides - beetlebreeding.ch
glossy stag beetle - Dorcus titanus palawanicus - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
Lesser Antilean hercules beetle - Dynastes hercules hercules - 2016. Paris-Vincennes
dynastes beetle - Dynastes hyllus moroni - Japan, according to beetlebreeding.ch
dynastes beetle - Dynastes maya - Japan, according to beetlebreeding.ch
dynastes beetle - Dynastes myashitai - Japan, according to beetlebreeding.ch
Eastern Hercules Beetle - Dynastes tityus - https://www.stlzoo.org/
lemon green flower beetle - Eccoptocnemis superba - thepetfactory.de
Pinacate beetle - Eleodes sp - San Diego Natural History Museum 2016
green horned - Eudicella aethiopica - http://www.coleoptera.wz.cz/galerieE.htm
yellowish horned - Eudicella euthalia - http://www.coleoptera.wz.cz/galerieE.htm
yellow and white flower beetle - Eudicella euthalia hereroensis - thepetfactory.de
Flamboyant flower beetle - Eudicella gralli - London Zoo 2006
green and orange horned flower beetle - Eudicella gralli allaeri - thepetfactory.de
Jade-headed Beetle - Eudicella smithi - https://www.stlzoo.org
yellow back spotted - Eudicella tetraspilota euthalia - http://www.flower-beetles.com/eudicella4.html
Yellow-black-red striped flower beetle - Eudicella trilineata - terrarium.com.pl
yellow and brown four spotted - Eudicella trilineata var. interruptefasciata - http://www.coleoptera.wz.cz/galerieE.htm
Genyodonta lequeuxi - Genyodonta lequeuxi - Zoo Budapest
Goliath beetle - Goliathus cacicus - beetlebreeding.ch
Goliath beetle - Goliathus goliatus - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
Goliath beetle - Goliathus orientalis - beetlebreeding.ch
Goliath beetle - Goliathus regius - naturalworlds.org/scarabaeidae/species/Ranzania_splendens.htm
Uptrn horned rhinoceros beetle - Golofa claviger - garnelenprofi.de/kafer.html
dynastid beetle - Golofa pizarro - http://beetlespace.wz.cz/english.html
Arizona Jewel Beetle - Gymnetis flavomarginata - https://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/listallinvertebrates/
Big whirlgig beetle - Gyrinus sp. - 2017. San Diego zoo
stag beetle - Hexarthrius mandibularis - beetlebreeding.ch
great silver water beetle - Hydrophilus piceus - local
Giant Water Scavenger Beetle - Hydrophilus triangularis - https://www.stlzoo.org
dark green white-spotted flower beetle - Jumnos ruckeri - http://www.coleoptera-xxl.de
glossy green upcurved-horn beetle - Lamprima adolphinae - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
Genji firefly - Luciola cruciata - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044516907000391
tiger beetle - Manticora scabra - 2016=01-03 Stuttgart
black and white lined long horned flower beetle - Mecynorhina kraatzi - garnelenprofi.de/kafer.html
big flower beetle - Mecynorhina torquata - Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes 2009
Polyphemus flower beetle - Mecynorrhina polyphemus - London zoo online inventory 2018
Shart-horned green and white beetle - Mecynorrhina polyphemus confluens - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
Short-horned green beetle - Mecynorrhina torquata immaculicollis - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
green and white-lined beetle - Mecynorrhina torquata ugandensis - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
Uganda flower beetle - Mecynorrhina ugandica - 2017=12-27 Warsaw
Flower Beetle - Megasoma anubis - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
beige giant beetle - Megasoma elephas elephas - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
brown giant beetle - Megasoma gyas porioni - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
stag beetle - Mesotopus tarandus - Japan, according to beetlebreeding.ch
Cactus Longhorn Beetle - Moneilema gigas - https://www.stlzoo.org/
American Carrion Beetle - Necrophila americana - https://www.stlzoo.org
American Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus americanus - https://www.stlzoo.org
Margined Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus marginatus - https://www.stlzoo.org/
stag beetle - Odontolabis alces - http://insectweb.org/titan/beetleshop/trade_lucanidae_list.htm
stag beetle - Odontolabis dalmanni intermedia - beetlebreeding.ch
yellowand black stag beetle - Odontolabis gazella - beetlebreeding.ch
Bess Beetle - Odontotaenius disjunctus - https://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/listallinvertebrates/
European rhinoceros beetle - Oryctes nasicornis - Zoo Budapest
Hermit beetle - Osmoderma eremita - Zoo Budapest
Yellow bellied fruit beetle - Pachnoda aemula - Zoo Budapest
black orange margined - Pachnoda ephippiata - http://www.coleoptera.wz.cz/C043E.HTM
Flower Beetle - Pachnoda fissipuncta - beetlebreeding.ch
Congo chafer - Pachnoda flaviventris - Zoo Budapest
chestnut yellow edged - Pachnoda marginata - http://www.coleoptera.wz.cz/C043E.HTM
rufous and yellow lined beetle - Pachnoda marginata ssp. aurantia - http://www.coleoptera.wz.cz/C043E.HTM
Taxi-cab Beetle - Pachnoda peregrina - cincinnati
flower beetle - Pachnoda rufovirens - http://www.wirbellose-online.de/Wirbellose/Kaefer/Rosenkaefer/
Garden fruit chafer - Pachnoda sinuata - London zoo online inventory 2018
blak and yellow patterned - Pachnoda sinuata (Fabricius 1775) ssp. flaviventris - http://www.coleoptera.wz.cz/C043E.HTM
green pachnoda beetle - Pachnoda vossi - thepetfactory.de
Pedunculate ground beetle - Pasimachus sp - https://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/listallinvertebrates/
black and yellow flower beetle - Pedinorrhina septa sellata - thepetfactory.de
Rainbow Stag Beetle - Phalacrognathus muelleri - audubonnatureinstitute.org/meet-the-animals-insectarium/761-rainbow-stag-beetle
glossy pincer beetle - Phalacrognatus muelleri - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
rainbow scarab - Phanaeus vindex - Houston zoo
beetle - Pimelia confusa - Zoo Koeln
Longhorn beetle - Plagionotus detritus - Stockholm, Zooquaria magazine 98
Fregate Island giant beetle - Polposipus herculeanus - Bristol zoo 2011
Tin-foil Beetle - Pretosia lewisi - cincinnati
Long-armed bettle - Propomacrus bimucronatus - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
black stag beetle - Prosopocoilus giraffa keisukei - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
brown pincer beetle - Prosopocoilus hasterti moinieri - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
Rose chafer - Protaetia (=Potosia) affinis - Zoo Budapest
beetle - Protaetia aeruginosa - London Butterfly House 2006
dark green flower beetle - Protaetia himalayana - garnelenprofi.de/kafer.html
white and green-rusty flower beetle - Ranzania splendens - naturalworlds.org/scarabaeidae/species
Alpine longhorn beetle - Rosalia alpina - local
Frog beetle - Sagra sp. - 2013=11-30 Berlin Zoo
Dung beetle - Scarabeus sacer - Amsterdam
Emerald beetle - Smaragdestes africana - Zoo Budapest
Emerald beetle - Smaragdestes orzini - cincinnati
shining green beetle - Stephanocrates dohertyi - beetlebreeding.ch
green rusty and dotted flower beetle - Stephanorrhina guttata - http://www.beetles-paradise.com
rusty green, white dotted flower beetle - Stephanorrhina guttata aschantica - thepetfactory.de
black and red flower beetle - Taeniodera egregia - http://www.hirschkaefer.ch
green white and buffy flower beetle - Taurhina splendens ssp. splendens - http://www.beetles-paradise.com
tiger beetle - Tefflus megerlei - .interaquaristik.de/tiere/insekten-landschnecken/kaefer/
Darkling Beetle - Tenebrionidae - https://www.stlzoo.org/
Sunburst diving beetle - Thermonectus marmoratus - 2017. San Diego zoo
Green and blackish flower beetle - Tmesorrhina simillima - thepetfactory.de
genn and blue lined flower beetle - Tmessorhina alpestris bafutensis - thepetfactory.de
brown grooved - Trichaulax macleayi - http://www.coleoptera.wz.cz/galerieE.htm
Asian horned beetle - Xylotrupes gideon sumatraensis - poznan
Elephant beetle - Xylotrupes sumatrensis - Zoo Budapest

 

[Jurek7]

Last: Diptera: flies
Bluebottle - Calliphora vomitoria - London zoo online inventory 2018
Stalk-eyed fly - Diopsidae - Aquazoo Düsseldorf
fruitfly - Drosophila melanogaster - lab animal
elephant mosquito - Toxorhynchites brevipalpis - London zoo online inventory 2018

Lepidoptera: butterflies and moths
Dead-head moth - Acherontia atropos - pet trade
comet moth - Agrema mittrei - Amsterdam
African moon moth - Argema mimosae - London zoo online inventory 2018
Common sergeant butterfly - Athyma perius - London zoo online inventory 2018
atlas moth - Attacus atlas - many
Domestic silkworm - Bombyx mori - London zoo online inventory 2018
Owl butterfly - Caligo eurilochus - London zoo online inventory 2018
Giant owl butterfly - Caligo memnon - London zoo online inventory 2018
butterfly - Calima inachus - many
Grecian shoemaker butterfly - Catonephele numilia - London zoo online inventory 2018
Lacewing butterfly - Cethosia cyane - London zoo online inventory 2018
Halloween longwing - Dryadula phaetusa - London zoo online inventory 2018
Julia butterfly - Dryas iulia - London zoo online inventory 2018
Oleander butterfly - Euploea core - London zoo online inventory 2018
Costa Rica clearwing butterfly - Greta oto - London zoo online inventory 2018
Great orange tip - Hebomoia glaucippe - London zoo online inventory 2018
Zebrawing butterfly - Heliconius charithonia - London zoo online inventory 2018
Zebrawing butterfly - Heliconius doris - London zoo online inventory 2018
Postman butterfly - Heliconius melpomene - London zoo online inventory 2018
Great egg fly butterfly - Hypolimnas bolina - London zoo online inventory 2018
Chinese kite butterfly - Idea leuconoe - London zoo online inventory 2018
Morpho butterfly - Morpho peleides - London zoo online inventory 2018
Pink rose butterfly - Pachliopta kotzebuea - London zoo online inventory 2018
Checkered lime swallowtail - Papilio demoleus - London zoo online inventory 2018
Common mormon swallowtail - Papilio polytes - London zoo online inventory 2018
Scarlet swallowtail - Papilio rumanzovia - London zoo online inventory 2018
Giant swallowtail - Papilio thoas - London zoo online inventory 2018
Cattleheart butterfly - Parides arcas - London zoo online inventory 2018
Clouded apoolo butterfly - Parnassius mnemosyne - Stockholm, Zooquaria magazine 98
Brown clipper - Parthenos sylvia - London zoo online inventory 2018
Chocolate soldier butterfly - Precis iphita - London zoo online inventory 2018
Moth - Samia ricini - London zoo online inventory 2018
Malachite butterfly - Siproeta stelenes - London zoo online inventory 2018
Rajah Brookes Birdwing - Trogonoptera brookiana - http://www.zoochat.com/1706/rajah-brookes-birdwing-trogonoptera-brookiana-364531/ at Melaka Butterfly Park

I hope this creates some interest in presenting less typical insects in zoos. And in addition, a wishlist: species which are taxonomically and otherwise interesting, but are not kept in collections to my knowledge:

giant huntsman spider - Heteropoda maxima
Four-spotted dragonfly - Rhyothemis
pink dragonfly - Trithemas arteriosa
Tropical bluetail - Ischnura senegalens
earwig - Dermoptera
Hibiscus Harlequin Bug - Tectocoris diophthalmus
alligator bug - Fulgora laternaria
Asian shield bug - Cantao ocellatus
Flag-footed bug - Anisocelis flavolineata
Rainbow shield bug - Calidea dregii
red shield bug - Chrysocoris iris
Chinese tiger beetle - Cicindela chinensis
Hunting beetle - Carabus nitens
Ceiba Borer jewel beetle - Euchroma gigantea
giant African longhorn beetle - Petrognatha gigas
Giraffe weevil - Trachelophorus giraffa
jewel beetle - Catoxantha opulenta
jewel beetle - Megaloxantha bicolor
titan beetle - Titanus giganteus
eastern dobsonfly - Corydalus cornutus
caddisfly - Trichoptera
Beautiful Ground beetle - Carabus solieri
Beautiful Ground beetle - Carabus hispanus
Beautiful Ground beetle - Carabus rutilans
Beautiful Ground beetle - Coptolabrus jankowskii
Beautiful Ground beetle - Coptolabrus lafossei coelestis
Beautiful Ground beetle - Coptolabrus pustulifer shangzhouicus

 

[DesertRhino150]

Thanks for making this - a very interesting list for those that love invertebrates! Here are a few other interesting species that I have heard of being kept:

Snails and slugs:
Leopard slug Limax maximus - The Deep

Centipedes and millipedes:
Indian giant tiger centipede Scolopendra hardwickei - The Deep, 2017

Spiders:
Brazilian wandering spider Phoneutria sp. - Bristol Zoo, 2018 Deadly spider found in Asda bananas after flying 5,000 miles from Brazil | Metro News
David Bowie spider Heteropoda davidbowie - The Deep, 2017 (was successfully bred)

 

[Chlidonias]

This is a very brave thread! It seems very focused on European zoos, but I like the idea a lot. You should attempt to make full lists for the spiders, scorpions, etc.

 

[gentle lemur]

In my experience, the insects most commonly seen in zoos are mealworms, crickets and locusts: and I dare say that more cash and staff time are spent on these species than any others , although in sheer numbers all the individuals of the various species and mutants of Drosophila (fruitflies) might win.
I would also suggest that the most common invertebrate that is not seen is the Malayan livebearing snail, Melanoides tuberculatus. They spend the day in the gravel at the bottom of freshwater aquaria and emerge in swarms at night, because these snails are often introduced accidentally with aquarium plants and they reproduce much faster than the proverbial rabbits. Very few fishes have strong enough jaws to eat them, although molluscivores such as puffers can and I have both seen and heard the cichlid Astatoreochromis alluaudi crunching their shells.

 

[Jurek7]

It seems very focused on European zoos, but I like the idea a lot.

Zoos in America and Asia don't usually put their species inventory online. This is why shared species appear mostly under Europe. Japanese also keep fighting beetles and should have lots of species, but I could hardly find names. I also avoided putting insects which are simply wild caught and not bred in collections, with some exceptions. Small animal attractions in the tropics have many of these.

If one can put species list for Asian live insect or butterfly parks it would be interesting, indeed.

 

[Kakapo]

land and freshwater invertebrates kept in zoos and as pets.
Common eastern mud snail - Nassarius vibex - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Fighting conch - Strombus - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Halloween hermit crab - Ciliopagurus strigatus - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Striped hermit crab - Clibanarius - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Cleaner Shrimp - Lysmata amboinensis - Chester zoo online inventory 2016
Fiddler crabs - Uca sp. - many

All the mentioned species are marine.

 

[Kakapo]

Japanese also keep fighting beetles and should have lots of species, but I could hardly find names.

If one can put species list for Asian live insect or butterfly parks it would be interesting, indeed.

You can check all the land and freshwatwer "invertebrates" kept at Japanese zoos here: 動物園と水族館 Unfortunately you must seach for a term for every species (Japanese or scientific name), there is not a visible inventory of whole. You must tick the symbol of the butterfly and search.

I copy and paste here the list of land and freshwater "invertebrates" that I've seen in captivity ever, selecting from my published list of all animals seen in captivity.

Order Amblypygii
Damon diadema (Tail-less whip scorpion) Private collection. 2011 and 2014

Order Araneae
Cyrtophora citricola (Tropical tent-web spider). Cologne zoo. 2017
Viridasius fasciatus (Ornamental wandering spider). Cologne zoo. 2017
Linothele fallax (Tiger spider). Cologne zoo. 2017
Pholcus phalangioides (Longbodied cellar spider). Museum König. 2017
Holconia murrayensis (Murray banded huntsman). Cologne zoo. 2017
Meta menardi (European cave spider). Plzen zoo. 2013
Nephila edulis (Australian golden orb-web spider). Cologne zoo. 2017
Nephila senegalensis (Banded-legged golden orb-web spider) Berlin Zoo-Aquarium. 2011. Tierpark Hellabrunn. 2012
Acanthoscurria geniculata (White-kneed giant tarantula) Private collection. 2011 and 2017. Pet shop. 2017
Aphonopelma chalcodes (Western desert tarantula) San Diego zoo. 2016
Aphonopelma seemanni (Costa Rican zebra tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Avicularia geroldi (Brazilian blue and green pink-toed tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Brachypelma albiceps (Mexican golden-rump tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Brachypelma albopilosum (Honduran curly hair) Prague zoo. 2013. Duisburg zoo. 2017
Brachypelma boehmei (Mexican fireleg tarantula) Private collection. 2011
Brachypelma epicureanum (Yucatan rust-rump tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Brachypelma smithii (Red-kneed tarantula). London Butterfly House. 2006. Faunia. 2009. Faunia. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Chilobrachys huahini (Huahini birdeater tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Green bottle blue tarantula) Private collection. 2013
Crassicrus lamanai (Belize cinnamon tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Dolichothele diamantinensis (Brazilian blue dwarf beauty tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Grammostola rosea (Chilean rose tarantula). Private collection. 2006. Pet shop. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Grammostola sp. “Concepcion”. Pet shop. 2017
Heteroscodra maculata (Togo starbust baboon tarantula). Private collection. 2017
Lasiodora klugi (Bahia escarlet birdeater). Cologne zoo. 2017
Lasiodora parahybana (Brazilian salmon-pink bird-eating tarantula). London Butterfly House. 2006. Faunia. 2017
Lasiodorides striatus (Giant stripeleg bird eater). Pet shop. 2017
Nhandu coloratovillosum (Brazilian black and white tarantula). Tierpark Hellabrunn. 2012
Pamphobeteus sp. “Cascada”. Pet shop. 2017
Pelinobius muticus (King baboon spider). Pet shop. 2017
Poecilotheria bara (Lowland ornamental tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Poecilotheria metallica (Gooty sapphire ornamental tarantula). Pet shop. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Poecilotheria regalis (Indian ornamental tarantula). Private collection. 2017
Psalmopoeus cambridgei (Trinidad chevron tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Pterinochilus murinus (Orange baboon tarantula). Private collection. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Pterinopelma sazimai (Brazilian blue tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Thrixopelma cyaneolum (Cobalt red rump). Pet shop. 2017
Thrixopelma sp. “Cajamarca”. Pet shop. 2017
Xenesthis immanis (Colombian lesserblack tarantula). Pet shop. 2017
Latrodectus mactans (American black widow). Madrid Zoo-Aquarium (before 2000). Faunia. 2017

Order Scorpiones
Babycurus gigas (Giant red scorpion). Private collection. 2016
Buthus occitanus (Yellow scorpion). Private collection. Several times
Hadogenes troglodytes (Flat rock scorpion). Faunia. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Heterometrus longimanus (Asian forest scorpion). Cologne zoo. 2017
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons (Shiny burrowing scorpion). Cologne zoo. 2017
Pandinus imperator (Emperor scorpion). Private collection. 2013. Wuppertal zoo. 2017
Hadrurus arizonensis (Giant desert hairy scorpion). Private collection. 2016. Faunia. 2017. Pet shop. 2017

Order Uropygii
Mastigoproctus giganteus (Giant whip scorpion). Private collection. 2011
Typopeltis tarnanii. Private collection. 2014

Order Scolopendromorpha
Scolopendra gigantea (Amazonian giant centipede). Plzen zoo. 2013

Order Cladocera
Daphnia pulex (Common water flea). Aquarium shop. 2016

Order Decapoda
Cambarellus diminutus (Dwarf blue crayfish). Pet shop. 2017
Cambarellus patzcuarensis (Dwarf crayfish). Aquarium shop. 2013. Pet shop. 2017
Pacifastacus leniusculus (Columbia river signal crayfish). Monasterio de Piedra aquiculture center. 2004
Procambarus alleni (Blue crayfish). Berlin Zoo-Aquarium. 2011
Procambarus clarkii (American red crayfish). Kept by myself various times. Faunia. 2017
Procambarus fallax (Marbled crayfish). Wuppertal zoo. 2017
Atya gabonensis (Vampire shrimp). Aquarium shop. 2013
Atyaephyra desmaresti (European freshwater shrimp). Sometimes Kept by myself.
Atyopsis moluccensis (Bamboo shrimp). Saragossa Fluvial Aquarium. 2009. Aquarium shop, several times. Pet shop. 2017
Caridina cantonensis (Crystal red shrimp). Aquarium shop. 2014.
Caridina gracilirostris (Red nose shrimp). Kept by myself. 2010. Pet shop. 2017
Caridina multidentata (Amano shrimp). Kept by myself. 2011. Saragossa fluvial aquarium. 2016. Faunia. 2017. Pet shop. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Caridina propinqua (Borneo orange shrimp). Pet shop. 2017
Neocaridina davidi (Red cherry shrimp). Kept by myself. 2014. Pet shop. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Coenobita brevimanus (Indonesian land hermit crab). Pet shop. 2017
Coenobita perlatus (Strawberry hermit crab). Pet shop. 2017
Coenobita rugosus (Ruggie hermit crab). Cologne zoo. 2017
Cardisoma armatum (Patriot crab). Kew Gardens. 2006. Prague sea world aquarium. 2013. Pet shop. 2017
Cardisoma guanhumi (Blue land crab). La Rochelle aquarium. 2009
Gecarcinus lateralis (Blackback land crab). La Rochelle aquarium. 2009
Macrobrachium assamense (Red claw shrimp). Wuppertal zoo. 2017
Macrobrachium lanchesteri (Glass shrimp). Liberec Botanical Garden. 2013
Cherax quadricarinatus (Tropical blue crayfish). Saragossa Fluvial Aquarium. 2009. Pet shop. 2017
Pseudosesarma moeshi (Red claw crab). Pet shop. 2017

Order Isopoda
Trichorhina tomentosa (Dwarf tropical woodlouse). Kept as alive food for reptiles in private collection. 2013

Order Notostraca
Triops cancriformis (Tadpole shrimp). Kept by myself.

Order Iulida
Ommatoiulus rutilans. Private collection.

Order Spirobolida
Epibolus pulchripes (Kenyan giant red-legged millipede). Museum König. 2017
Tonkinbolus dollfusi (Rainbow millipede). Cologne zoo. 2017

Order Spirostreptida
Archispirostreptus gigas (Giant african millipede). Museum König. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017. Wuppertal zoo. 2017
Dendrostreptus macracanthus (Giant glossy black pinkleg millipede). Berlin Zoo-Aquarium. 2011

Order Coleoptera
Anthia cinctipennis. Berlin zoo-aquarium. 2011
Brachinus scopleta. Kept by myself. 2001
Eudicella gralli (Flamboyant flower beetle). London Zoo. 2006
Eudicella loricata. Pet shop. 2017
Eudicella tetraspilota. Pet shop. 2017
Mecynorhina torquata. Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes. 2009 (nominate subspecies). Private collection, 2012 (subspecies ugandensis).
Osmoderma eremita (Hermit beetle). Private collection. 2007
Pachnoda marginata (African flower chafer). Private collection. 2011. Berlin zoo-aquarium. 2011. Cologne zoo. 2017
Protaetia aeruginosa. London Butterfly House. 2006
Protaetia cuprea (Rose chafer). Private collection. 2007
Callosobruchus maculatus. Kept as alive food for reptiles. 2013
Cicindela chinensis (Chinese tiger beetle). (subspecies flammifera) Private collection. 2014. (In bold because it's in your "wish list")
Chalcosoma atlas (Atlas beetle). Berlin zoo-aquarium. 2011. Pet shop. 2017
Dynastes hercules (Hercules beetle). London Zoo. 2006. San Diego Zoo. 2016
Dynastes hyllus (Hyllus beetle). Private collection. 2012.
Thermonectus marmotatus (Sunburst diving beetle). San Diego Zoo. 2016. San Diego Natural History Museum. 2016
Thermonectus nigrofasciatus. San Diego Zoo. 2016.
Dineutus sublineatus. San Diego Zoo. 2016
Hydrochara flavipes. Kept by myself. 2010
Hydrophilus pistaceus. Kept by myself. 2011
Lampyris noctiluca (Common glow-worm). Private collection. 2014
Nyctophila reichii (Mediterranean firefly). Private collection. 2014
Cyclommatus elaphus. Pet shop. 2017
Dorcus alcides (Giant stag beetle). Pet shop. 2017
Dorcus parryi. Pet shop. 2017
Homoderus gladiator. Pet shop. 2017
Phalacrognathus muelleri (Rainbow stag beetle). Pet shop. 2017
Canthon pilularius (Common Tumblebug). San Diego Zoo. 2016
Silpha tristis. Kept by myself during 2006 and 2007.
Akis bacarozzo. Cologne zoo. 2017
Akis genei. Kept by myself and private collections, several times.
Asbolus verrucosus (Desert ironclad beetle). San Diego Zoo. 2016
Asida sericea. Kept by myself. 2007.
Belopus procerus. Kept by myself. 2007
Blaps lethifera. Kept by myself. 2007
Blaps lusitanica. Kept by myself and others, various times
Blaps mortisaga. Plzen zoo. 2013
Cossyphus hoffmannseggi Kept by myself. 2007
Dendarus pectoralis. Kept by myself. 2007
Elenophorus collaris. Private collection. 2015
Eleodes sp. (UNIDENTIFIED). San Diego Natural History Museum. 2016
Pimelia villanovae. Kept by myself. 2007
Polposipus herculeanus (Frégate Island giant darkling beetle). London Zoo. 2006
Scaurus punctatus. Kept by myself. 2001
Tenebrio molitor (Mealworm beetle). Several times everywhere (used as live food for reptiles)
Tentyria peirolei. Kept by myself. 2007
Zophobas atratus (Giant mealworm beelte). In a private estate, kept as alive food for birds. 2008.
Trox cricetulus. Kept by myself from 2007 to 2008.

Order Dermaptera
Euborellia moesta. Kept sometimes as pet by myself.
Forficula auricularia (Common Earwig). Kept sometimes as pet by myself.
Labidura riparia (Shore Earwig). Kept sometimes as pet by myself.

Order Dictyoptera
Archimandrita tessellata (Peppered cockroach). Pet shop. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Blaberus craniifer (Death’s head cockroach). Cosmocaixa Barcelona. 2013
Blaptica dubia (Argentine cockroach). Kept as alive reptile food. 2007
Byrsotria fumigata (Cuban burrowing cockroach). Plzen zoo. 2013
Eublaberus distanti (Trinidad bat-cave cockroach). Private collection. 2014
Gromphadorhina portentosa (Madagascar giant hissing cockroach). Fuengrirola Zoo. 2005. Faunia. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017. Wuppertal zoo. 2017
Neostylopyga rhombifolia (Harlequin cockroach). Prague zoo. 2013
Periplaneta australasiae (Australian cockroach). Berlin Zoo-Aquarium, 2011 (an escapee from cultivation for reptile feeding, inside a stick insect enclosure).
Gongylus gongylodes (Wandering violin mantis). Tierpark Hellabrunn. 2012
Phyllocrania paradoxa (Ghost mantis). Pet shop. 2017
Creobroter sp. (UNIDENTIFIED). Private collection. 2016
Hymenopus coronatus (Orchid mantis). Pet shop. 2017
Deroplatys dessicata (Giant dead leaf mantis). San Diego Zoo. 2016
Hierodula grandis (Giant asian mantis). Tierpark Hellabrunn. 2012
Hierodula majuscula (Giant rainforest mantis). Private collection. 2016. Pet shop. 2017
Sphodromantis lagrecai. Private collection. 2012
Sibylla pretiosa (Cryptic mantis). Pet shop. 2017

Order Diptera
Lucilia caesar (Common Greenbottle Fly). Kept as alive food for reptiles (larval stage).
Drosophila hydei. Kept as alive food for reptiles. 2013
Drosophila melanogaster. Kept as alive food for reptiles. Several times.

Order Hemiptera
Aquarius remigis (Common water strider). San Diego Natural History Museum. 2016
Notonecta meridionalis. Kept by myself.
Platymeris biguttatus (Two-spotted assasin bug). Private collection. 2011. Prague zoo. 2013. San Diego Zoo. 2016. Faunia. 2017

Order Hymenoptera
Ampulex compressa (Emerald cockroach wasp). London Zoo. 2006
Apis mellifera (Honey bee). Faunia. 2009. Faunia. 2017. Duisburg zoo. 2017
Bombus terrestris (Buff-tailed bumblebee). Plzen Zoo. 2013
Atta cephalotes (Common leafcutter ant). London Zoo. 2006. Faunia. 2009. Cosmocaixa Barcelona. 2013. Wuppertal zoo. 2017
Atta sexdens. Tierpark Hellabrunn. 2012.
Oecophylla smaragdina (Asian weaver ant). Museum König. 2017
(I remember various kinds of ants in Berlin zoo-aquarium, including some Formica and Camponotus, but I’m unable to get the species, I didn’t photographed or registered them).

Order Lepidoptera
Bombyx mori (Silkworm moth). Kept by myself. 2017
Lasiocampa trifolii (Grass eggar). Kept by myself. 2007 Lemonia dumi. Private collection. 2013
Lemonia philopalus. Private collection. 2013
Albarracina warionis. Kept by myself.
Orgyia recens. Private collection. 2013
Athyma perius (Common sergeant). London butterfly house. 2006
Caligo eurilochus (Forest giant owl). London butterfly house. 2006
Cethosia biblis (Red lacewing). London butterfly house. 2006
Cethosia penthesilea (Orange lacewing). London butterfly house. 2006)
Danaus plexippus (Monarch butterfly). Mariposario del drago. 2003. London butterfly house. 2006. Faunia. 2009
Dryadula phaetusa (Banded orange heliconian). London butterfly house. 2006.
Dryas iulia (Julia longwing). Faunia. 2017
Eryphanis automedon (Purple mort bleu butterfly). Faunia. 2009
Greta oto (Glasswing butterfly). London butterfly house. 2006
Heliconius charithonia (Zebra longwing butterfly). Mariposario del drago. 2003. London butterfly house. 2006. Faunia. 2009
Heliconius doris (Doris longwing). Mariposario del drago. 2003.
Heliconius melpomene (Common postman). Faunia. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Heliconius cydno x Heliconius melpomene hybrid. London butterfly house. 2006.
Hypolimnas bolina (Great eggfly). London butterfly house. 2006
Idea leuconoe (Paper kite). Mariposario del drago. 2003. London butterfly house. 2006.
Morpho peleides (Common morpho). Mariposario del drago. 2003. Fata Morgana botanical garden. 2013
Parthenos sylvia (Clipper). London butterfly house. 2006. Faunia. 2009
Philaethria dido (Scarce bamboo page). London butterfly house. 2006
Siproeta stelenes (Malachite butterfly). Faunia. 2017
Atrophaneura aristolochiae (Common rose). Mariposario del drago. 2003.
Atrophaneura kotzebuea (Pink rose). London butterfly house. 2006
Graphium agamemnon (Tailed jay). London butterfly house. 2006
Graphium sarpedon (Blue triangle). Mariposario del drago. 2003
Papilio demodocus (Citrus swallowtail). Mariposario del drago. 2003
Papilio memnon (Great mormon). Mariposario del drago. 2003
Papilio palinurus (Emerald swallowtail). Mariposario del drago. 2003
Papilio xuthus (Asian swallowtail). London butterfly house. 2006
Parides sp. (UNIDENTIFIED) Fata Morgana botanical garden. 2013
Galleria mellonella (Greater wax moth). Kept as alive food for reptiles. 2007
Antherina suraka (Suraka silk moth). Private collection. 2016
Attacus atlas (Atlas moth). Mariposario del drago. 2003. Faunia. 2017
Acherontia atropos (Death’s hawk moth). Mariposario del drago. 2003
Hyles euphorbiae (Spurge hawk moth). Kept by myself various times.
Hyles tithymali. Kept by myself. 2013

Order Orthoptera
Locusta migratoria (Migratory locust) Faunia. 2009. Plzen Zoo. 2013. Pet shop. 2017
Schistocerca gregaria (Desert locust) London Zoo. 2006. Duisburg zoo. 2017
Deinacrida fallai (Poor Knights giant weta) London Zoo. 2006
Gryllus assimilis (Jamaican field cricket) In a private estate, kept as alive food for birds. 2008.
Gryllus bimaculatus (Two-spotted cricket). Cologne zoo. 2017
Homoeogryllus xanthographus (Ethiopian cricket). Cologne zoo. 2017
Phaeophilacris bredoides (Cave cricket) Plzen zoo. 2013
Other species (at least two) of unidentified true crickets seen kept as live food for reptiles various times.
Pseudoproscopia latirostris (Horsehead grasshopper). Cologne zoo. 2017
Diestrammena asynamora (Greenhouse camel cricket). Plzen zoo. 2013
Tropidacris collaris (Violet-winged grasshopper). Cologne zoo. 2017
Lesina intermedia (Dragon-headed katydid) Berlin zoo-aquarium. 2011
Madiga liberiana (Armoured ground cricket) Berlin zoo-aquarium. 2011

Order Phasmida
Bacillus rossius (Rossi’s stick insect) Prague zoo. 2013
Carausius detractus (Walking stick). Pet shop. 2017
Oreophoetes peruana (Peruvian stick insetc) San Diego zoo. 2016. Duisburg zoo. 2017
Phaenopharus khaoyaiensis. Private collection. 2013
Sipyloidea sipylus (Pink-winged stick insect). Private collection. 2012. Duisburg zoo. 2017
Acanthomenexenus polyacanthus (Spiny stick insect). Duisburg zoo. 2017
Achrioptera fallax (Blue stick insect). Cologne zoo. 2017
Aretaon asperrimus (Thorny stick insect). Pet shop. 2017
Dares philippinensis (Chocolate log stick insect). Duisburg zoo. 2017
Eurycantha calcarata (New Guinea spiny stick insect). San Diego zoo. 2016. Cologne zoo. 2017. Wuppertal zoo. 2017
Extatosoma tiaratum (Giant prickly stick insect). Prague zoo. 2013. San Diego zoo. 2016. Faunia. 2017. Duisburg zoo. 2017. Pet shop. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Heteropteryx dilatata (Jungle nymph). San Diego zoo. 2016. Saragossa fluvial aquarium. 2016. Faunia. 2017
Medauroidea extradentata (Vietnamese walking stick). Animal exposition (before 2000). Kept by myself (before 2000). Private collection 2011. Faunia. 2017
Peruphasma schultei (Golden-eyed stick insect). Prague zoo. 2013. Duisburg zoo. 2017. Cologne zoo. 2017
Pharnacia ponderosa (Heavy stick insect). Faunia. 2017
Phenacephorus latifemur. Duisburg zoo. 2017
Ramulus nematodes (Great thin stick insect). Pet shop. 2017
Sungaya inexpectata (Sunny stick insect). Pet shop. 2017
Tirachoidea cantori (Malayan giant stick insect). San Diego zoo. 2016.
Phyllium giganteum (Giant leaf insect). Berlin zoo-aquarium. 2011. Cologne zoo. 2017
Phyllium philippinicum (Philippine leaf insect). Faunia. 2017
Phyllium UNIDENTIFIED. Told as “Phyllium correi” by its carer at Prague Zoo, 2013, but this name seems to don’t exist…
Hypocyrtus scythrus. Cologne zoo. 2017

Order Crassiclitellata
Dendrobaena hortensis. Private kept. 2017
Eisenia andrei. Private kept. 2015
Eisenia fetida. Private kept. 2017

Order Unionoida
Hyriopsis bialatus (Shark-tooth mussel). Pet shop. 2017
Pilsbryoconcha exilis (Mekong freshwater mussel). Kept by myself. 2004. Pet shop. 2017
Scabies crispata (Ornamental mussel). Pet shop. 2017

Order Veneroida
Corbicula javanica (Golden freshwater clam). Pet shop. 2017

Order Architaenioglossa
Marisa cornuarietis (Giant ramshorn snail). Pet shop. 2017
Pomacea canaliculata (Channeled apple snail). Aquarium shop (before 2000)
Bellamya chinensis (Chinese mystery snail). Kept by myself. 2014
Filopaludina martensi (Ghost piano snail). Pet shop. 2017
Taia naticoides (Thailand piano snail). Pet shop. 2017

Order Basommatophora
Lymnaea stagnalis (Great pond snail). Museum König. 2017
Radix balthica (Wandering snail). Kept by myself. 2014
Physella acuta (Tadpole snail). Kept by myself since 2004. Museum König. 2017. Wuppertal zoo. 2017
Planorbarius corneus (Great ramshorn snail). Aquarium shop. 2014
Planorbella duryi (Seminole ramshorn snail). Kept by myself since (before 2000). Pet shop. 2017

Order Neogastropoda
Clea helena (Assassin snail). Aquarium shop. 2013

Order Neotaenioglossa
Brotia armata. Pet shop. 2017
Brotia pagodula (Horned armour snail). Pet shop. 2017
Faunus ater (Lava snail). Aquarium shop. 2014. Pet shop. 2017
Tylomelania sp. (Elephant snail). Aquarium shop. 2011. Museum König. 2017. Pet shop. 2017
Melanoides tuberculata (Red-rimmed viviparous snail). Cosmocaixa Barcelona. 2013. Kept by myself. 2015. Pet shop. 2017
Thiara cancellata (Spiny snail). Kept by myself. 2016

Order Neritomorpha
Neritina natalensis (Zebra snail). Kept by myself. 2011 Saragossa fluvial aquarium. 2016
Neritina pulligera (Dusky nerite). Aquarium shop. 2017
Neritina punctulata. Kept by myself since 2010
Vittina semiconica (Diamond nerite). Kept by myself. 2013

Orden Stylommatophora
Achatina albopicta (African land snail). Plzen zoo. 2013
Achatina fulica (Giant land snail). Pet shops. Cosmocaixa Barcelona. 2013
Subulina octona (Miniature awlsnail). Cologne zoo. 2017 (accidental introduction in terrarium)



If you combine your list, my list, and the species kept at Japan, you woill obtain a much more close to complete list.

Anybody knows if London (or any other zoo) still keeps Megaloprepus caerulatus alive?!?!?! Where it was housed? How was the enclosure? It was shared with other insects?

P. S. Many of the species of your wishlist are too hard to keep in normal zoos. Forget about dragonflies. True bugs, planthoppers and many of the beetles are specialized feeders, many of them with unknown host plant, others such as the giraffe beetle have a host plant too difficult to obtain. Ground beetles are the easier to keep, but take in account that they are nocturnal and will pass the whole day hidden under a lodge or stone and visitors will not see it.

 

[temp]

Great list. It is perhaps better described as a very good sample (even if combing the lists provided in thus thread) rather than an attempt of being near-complete. For a few of these group I formerly maintained a list to genus level only, but even at that level it ended being too a bit too much (just look at the taxonomic mess in Geosesarma; one of the most often kept is the recently described G. dennerle and this is one of several species sometimes called "vampire crab"; red devil vampire crab is most often but not always G. hagen). E.g., if looking at crustaceans, a good sample of the freshwater and land crab species seen in captivity can be seen on this (German) page, which however also has some marine species:

PANZERWELTEN …from crab science to crab keeping…
However, it is not entirely complete either; missing are e.g. Madagapotamon (see the recent Madagascar thread) and Discoplax where several species appear in captivity, including D. celeste (considered part of D. hirtipes until 2012) in the zoochat gallery. Among other crustacean group, the list of freshwater shrimp kept is huge and I won't even attempt making a list. In crayfish, the two European and a few North American genera are regularly kept, as well as the New Guinean Cherax. Astacoides are rarely kept (see the recent Madagascar thread). Some endemic Australian (Parastacidae) and the single New Zealand genus are kept in public aquariums locally, but I have never seen them elsewhere. Most land hermit crab species (Coenobitidae) are kept. There is only a single true freshwater hermit crab, endemic to Vanuatu, and I doubt it ever has been kept in captivity. The Halloween hermit crab, listed in the first post, is a marine species (as is Lysmata amboinensis). However, several hermit crabs do fine in brackish water, including the frequently blue-legged hermit crab. A few Aegla species, an unusual South American group of crustaceans, are uncommon but still regular in captivity.

Indonesian Land Crab - Gercarcinus ruricola

I suspect there was a mix-up here, as this is species from the Caribbean/West Atlantic region. It occasionally shows up in captivity, but its beautiful relative G. quadratus is one of the most frequently seen land crabs seen in captivity. The oceanic island "Gecarsinus", like planata, are very rare in captivity and now placed in Johngarthia.

Similar notes could be provided for the other groups listed, e.g. this page has many of the Orthoptera that are kept: Informationen, Artnamen A-Z
However, this list is not complete either, missing Amblycorypha (notably the remakable bright pink morph of A. oblongifolia, which unfortunately only seem to be kept in North America), Arachnacris (often listed by the synonym Macrolyristes in zoos), wetas, etc, etc.

Blue weevil - ? - bugmuseum.com/blue-weevil.html

I have never heard of anyone keeping Eupholus, but they are often included in dead insect displays and I strongly suspect that's what we're looking at here (despite the "live" subsection). In fact, the only weevils I've heard of being kept in captivity are the large Rhynchophorus and they are notorious pests of palms, meaning that international transports often are likely to be restricted. In general, any insect group that feeds exclusively on plants where most species are either specialists (potentially making it hard to find food in captivity) or pests (potential import restrictions) are rare in captivity. Among these are true bugs (only some of the predatory aquatic species are frequent), longhorn beetles, etc. These groups are not entirely absent, but rare.

On a worldwide basis, Germany is overall quite a bit ahead of all other countries when it comes to diversity of land/freshwater inverts kept, but many of these are only among private keepers. However, there are also lots of cases with species only kept in one continent. These are often native to the continent where kept, but not always.

 

[Kakapo]

In fact, the only weevils I've heard of being kept in captivity are the large Rhynchophorus and they are notorious pests of palms

Tama zoo in Japan (that have the biggest (and most diverse?) insectarium of any zoo in the world) keeps captive Sipalinus gigas, Mesalcidodes trifidus and Pachyrrhynchus infernalis.
I forgot to mention within the species kept by myself in a terrarium, a Sphenophorus meridionalis.

Eupholus weevils should not be too hard to get for display alive for an interested zoo. They are legal to export (a lot of individuals are exported dead for collectors), and they feed on yam leaves, a plant that is relatively easy to get for western zoos.

 

[Jurek7]

You can check all the land and freshwatwer "invertebrates" kept at Japanese zoos here: 動物園と水族館 Unfortunately you must seach for a term for every species (Japanese or scientific name), there is not a visible inventory of whole. You must tick the symbol of the butterfly and search.

I must try a scientific name of every insect on Earth? This might take a while...

I tried to hack it and put 'pa'. Then what came out was among others, Anas pantherope (lesser emperor dragonfly) linked to Ikko Marine Park 京急油壺マリンパーク

I really feel a Zoochatter who knows Japanese should help there...

 

[Kakapo]

I must try a scientific name of every insect on Earth? This might take a while...

I tried to hack it and put 'pa'. Then what came out was among others, Anas pantherope (lesser emperor dragonfly) linked to Ikko Marine Park 京急油壺マリンパーク

I really feel a Zoochatter who knows Japanese should help there...

Another easier way is to search the animal list for each Japanese zoo/aquarium (But there are a loooot, and most of them without invertebrates), and then select the terrestrial/freshwater invertebrates of each one. Take care with names! Anas are ducks, and "pantherope" would mean "leopardpe". The name of the dragonfly is Anax parthenope (Parthenope was one of the sirens of Greek mythology, coming from parthenos meaning virgin).

 

[temp]

Eupholus weevils should not be too hard to get for display alive for an interested zoo.

In theory, but they'd have to establish all the contacts, which often involves several middlemen. There are quite a number of dead insects being exported from New Guinea, but as far as I know zero live. Indeed, I have often wished that butterfly halls would get some of the New Guinea/Solomon/Moluccan Ornithoptera birdwing butterflies, some farmed in fairly large quantities locally, then pinned and exported dead (if you can get CITES papers for dead, you should be able to do it for live). The Australian members of the O. priamus complex (euphorion) that infrequently turn up outside their native country in European and North American butterfly halls are nice, but they don't fully match the ones from New Guinea/Solomons/Moluccas.

Tama zoo in Japan (that have the biggest (and most diverse?) insectarium of any zoo in the world) keeps captive Sipalinus gigas, Mesalcidodes trifidus and Pachyrrhynchus infernalis.

None on my visit; may definitely have had them on other times. Regardless, I do supect that they do have the most diverse insectarium, but I'll admit that I found the educational value and signs rather lacking (I visited with a local, i.e. had "my own" translator for the Japanese parts). In this Cincinnati's insectarium is in top. Japan is a rather odd country in terms of inverts. Although overall in the top in terms of diversity, they are still behind Germany except in some very specific invert groups, like stag beetles and jellyfish. Why certain groups have such a large following in Japan I do not know, but there might be a cultural explanation.

Anybody knows if London (or any other zoo) still keeps Megaloprepus caerulatus alive

Long gone from London. Sadly.


Two that I meant to mention in eaelier post but forgot. Worth highlighting because they belong to otherwise essentially unkept groups:

*Giant Indian red velvet mite, Trombidium grandissimum - rarely turns up among private keepers.
*Baikal giant amphipod, Acanthogammarus/Brachyuropus reicherti - as far as I know, only in the local Baikal aquarium, but I have limited knowledge of Russian aquariums and it might also be elsewhere in the country. Except for the seal that has been kept at several aquariums, the only Baikal exhibit I know elsewhere was at Lake Biwa museum's aquarium (both among the oldest lakes) and they did not have Baikal inverts on my visit.

 

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Acanthogammarus/Brachyuropus reicherti
...
Lake Biwa museum's aquarium

...oops, should have said reicherti and victorii. Further, I've just located info that shows that LBM's aquarium have had them since summer 2016 (my visit was a bit too early, evidently), with victorii still present in 2018.

Now if an aquarium only would [could] display pelagic Comephorus sculpins. Sure the members of Cottocomephoridae are nice and displayed a few places (Russia, Japan), but Comephorus is the fish of Lake Baikal.

Back on subject... invertebrates.

 

[temp]

Sponges:
freshwater sponge - Spongilla lacustris - Occassionally transplanted into aquarium from the wild. Sensitive but can be kept.

On my visit in 2017, it was interesting to see a huge Spongilla lacustris sponges, covering a few m2 of the bottom in a "tank" at Aqua Silkeborg. However, it is in an open-topped "tank" that is subjected to the natural weather and, I think, receives water from a nearby lake system (the "tank" only contains local species). I've seen this sponge at several other aquariums, also apparently thriving individuals, but never giants like Aqua's.

Anyway, going back to Lake Baikal: At Baikal's aquarium, the endemic Lubomirskia baicalensis and Baikalospongia are both kept. Both among the largest freshwater sponges in the world but only small ones at the aquarium. I've often thought that an aquarium with a Lubomirskia "forest", a unique habitat in this lake, would be remarkable. The very slow growth of the Baikal sponges may limit that idea to replicas.

 

[Jurek7]

Anybody knows if London (or any other zoo) still keeps Megaloprepus caerulatus alive?!?!?! Where it was housed? How was the enclosure? It was shared with other insects?

Curently not, according to their last report. Yours truly saw it years ago. It was in a large terrarium, one of a row in the old insect house. It was decorated with brormeliads and tropical plants, much like a poison frog terarium (by the wayy, larvae of this damselfly are competitors of poison frog larvae in bromeliads. They did not have much room to fly really. It was only this species. I think there might have been 3 specimens, but my memory may be playing tricks.

 

[Eric]

Marwell Zoo keeps Partula Snails (as of late 2017)

 

[DesertRhino150]

I have found another 155 species of either terrestrial or freshwater invertebrate kept in public collections that have not been mentioned on this thread (apologies if any on the list already have). Almost all the species, together with their Latin names and collection of origin, came from the website below:

https://www.joelsartore.com/photo-ark/

P.S. I think that the New Orleans Insectarium and Audubon Insectarium might be one and the same place, but I have included the different names for the photos they were listed on, just in case.

Leeches:

Mud leech Haeomopis marmorata - Saint Louis Zoo

Snails and slugs:

Chocolate-banded snail Eobania vermiculata – Dallas Zoo
Rosy wolf snail Euglandina rosea – Central Florida Zoo
Kerry spotted slug Geomalacus maculosus – Martin Mere WWT
Madagascar land snail Helicophanta bicingulata – Plzen Zoo
Garden snail Helix aspera – Healesville Sanctuary
Roman snail Helix pomatia – Martin Mere WWT
Enid snail Pachnodus fregatensis – Exmoor Zoo
Partula snail Partula nodosa – Saint Louis Zoo
Page springsnail Pyrgulopsis morrisoni – Phoenix Zoo

Scorpions:

Yellow fattail scorpion Androctonus australis – Houston Zoo
Red bark scorpion Babycurus jacksoni – Omaha Zoo
Chilean brown pygmy scorpion Bothriurus keyserlingi – Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Arizona bark scorpion Centruroides exilicauda – Audubon Insectarium
Florida bark scorpion Centruroides gracilis – Dallas World Aquarium
Striped bark scorpion Centruroides vittatus – Dallas Zoo
Asian forest scorpion Heterometrus swammerdami – Exmoor Zoo
Deathstalker scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus – Houston Zoo
Rainforest scorpion Liocheles waigiensis – Wild Life Sydney Zoo
Brazilian scorpion Tityus stigmurus – Houston Zoo
Flinders Ranges scorpion Urodacus elongatus – Wild Life Sydney Zoo
Arizona stripe-tailed scorpion Vaejovis spinigerus – Saint Louis Zoo

Harvestmen:

Harvestman Eumesosoma sp. - Dallas Zoo
Harvestman Leiobunum sp. - Dallas Zoo

Spiders:

Texas brown tarantula Aphonopelma hentzi – Gladys Porter Zoo
Cobalt blue tarantula Aplopelma lividum – Omaha Zoo
Sydney funnelweb spider Atrax robustus – Taronga Zoo
Amazon pink-toed tarantula Avicularia amazonica – Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Pink-toed tarantula Avicularia avicularia – Fort Worth Zoo
Metallic pink-toed tarantula Avicularia metallica – Omaha Zoo
Venezuelan redstripe tarantula Avicularia minatrix – Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Black velvet tarantula Brachypelma schroederi – Saint Louis Zoo
Brown baboon tarantula Citharischius crawshayi – Great Plains Zoo
Ladybird spider Eresus sandaliatus – Martin Mere WWT
Pink zebra beauty tarantula Eupalaestrus campestratus – Dallas Zoo
Spiny-backed orbweaver spider Gasteracantha cancriformis – Audubon Insectarium
Brazilian greysmoke tarantula Grammostola alticeps – Central Florida Zoo
Brazilian black tarantula Grammostola pulchra – Kansas City Zoo
Chaco golden-kneed tarantula Grammostola pulchripes – Audubon Zoo
Carolina wolf spider Hogna carolinensis – Fort Worth Zoo
Cameroon red baboon tarantula Hysterocrates gigas – Omaha Zoo
Crevice wolf spider Kukulcania hibernalis – Audubon Insectarium
Brown widow spider Latrodectus geometricus – Audubon Zoo
Northern black widow spider Latrodectus variolus – Saint Louis Zoo
Texas recluse spider Loxosceles devia – Gladys Porter Zoo
Brown recluse spider Loxosceles reclusa – Audubon Zoo
Mediterranean recluse spider Loxosceles rufescens – Welt der Gifte
Rabid wolf spider Lycosa rabida – Dallas Zoo
Dimorphic jumping spider Maevia inclemens – Dallas Zoo
Ant-mimic jumping spider Myrmarachne formicaria – Dallas Zoo
Golden silk spider Nephila clavipes – Saint Louis Zoo
Golden silk spider Nephila maculata – Omaha Zoo
Brazilian red and white tarantula Nhandu chromatus – Virginia Zoo
Brazilian giant blonde tarantula Nhandu tripepii – Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Ecuadorian pink tarantula Pamphobeteus platyomma – Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Green lynx spider Peucetia viridans – Audubon Insectarium
Hispaniolan giant tarantula Phormictopus cancerides – Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula Poecilotheria fasciata – Budapest Zoo
Fringed ornamental tarantula Poecilotheria ornata – Omaha Zoo
Pedersen’s ornamental tarantula Poecilotheria pederseni – Omaha Zoo
Red slate ornamental tarantula Poecilotheria rufilata – Saint Louis Zoo
Venezuelan suntiger tarantula Psalmopoeus irminia – Omaha Zoo
Panama blonde tarantula Psalmopoeus pulcher – Omaha Zoo
Spitting spider Scytodes thoracica – New Orleans Insectarium
Burgundy goliath bird-eating tarantula Theraphosa stirmi – Virginia Zoo
Flame-rump tree spider Thrixopelma ockerti – Omaha Zoo

Centipedes and millipedes:

Feather-tail centipede Alipes grandidieri – Omaha Zoo
Bumblebee millipede Anadenobolus monilicornis – Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Florida pink millipede Narceus americanus – Saint Louis Zoo
Texas millipede Orthoporus texicolens – Topeka Zoo
Asian millipede Thyropygus pachyurus – Saint Louis Zoo

Grasshoppers, crickets and katydids:

Oblong-winged katydid Amblycorypha oblongifolia – New Orleans Insectarium
Malay ghost grasshopper Aularches miliaris – Tropical Wings Zoo
Ecuadorian lubber grasshopper Chromacris psittacus pacificus – Stratford-Upon-Avon Butterfly Farm
Greater arid-land katydid Neobarrettia spinosa – Audubon Insectarium
False robust conehead Neoconocephalus bivocatus – Saint Louis Zoo
Haldeman's shieldback katydid Pediodectes haldemani – Dallas Zoo
Small hooded katydid Phyllophorella queenslandica – Wild Life Sydney Zoo
Lubber grasshopper Romalea guttata – Audubon Zoo
American bird grasshopper Schistocerca americana – Audubon Insectarium
Suriname grasshopper Tetrataenia surinama – Wilhelma
Great green bush cricket Tettigonia viridissima – Plzen Zoo
Australian giant grasshopper Valanga irregularis – Melbourne Museum

Cockroaches:

Madagascar hissing cockroach Aeluropoda insignia – Plzen Zoo
Central American forest cockroach Blaberus discoidalis – Saint Louis Zoo
Oriental cockroach Blatta orientalis – Saint Louis Zoo
Ornate velvet cockroach Deropeltis paulinoi – Budapest Zoo
Pacific beetle cockroach Diploptera punctata – Budapest Zoo
Florida woods cockroach Eurycotis floridana – Budapest Zoo
Chrome cockroach Gyna caffrorum – Budapest Zoo
Porcelain cockroach Gyna lurida – Budapest Zoo
Pennsylvania wood cockroach Parcoblatta pennsylvanica – Saint Louis Zoo
Palebordered field cockroach Pseudomops septentronalis – Dallas Zoo
Madeira cockroach Rhybarobia maderae – Budapest Zoo
Question-mark cockroach Therea olegrandjeani – Budapest Zoo

Termites:

Eastern subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes - Dallas Zoo

Mantids:

Dead leaf mantis Deroplatys truncata – Malacca Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary
Giant rainforest mantis Hierodula majuscula – Wellington Zoo
Green mantis Hierodula stalli – Saint Louis Zoo
Taiwan giant grass mantis Mesopteryx alata – Budapest Zoo
Springbok mantis Miomantis caffra – Auckland Zoo
New Zealand mantis Orthodera novaezealandiae – Auckland Zoo
Indonesian double shield mantis Pnigomantis medioconstricta – Budapest Zoo
African twig mantis Popa spurca – Saint Louis Zoo

True bugs:

Wheel bug Arilus cristatus - Dallas Zoo

Ants and wasps:

Spine-waisted ant Aphaenogaster texana – Dallas Zoo
Texas leafcutter ant Atta texana – Dallas Zoo
Acrobat ant Crematogaster sp. – Dallas Zoo
Red velvet ant Dasymutilla occidentalis – Tulsa Zoo
Trap-jaw ant Odontomachus sp. – Audubon Insectarium
Red harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus – Dallas Zoo
Zebra paper wasp Polistes exclamans – Dallas Zoo
Paper wasp Polistes perplexus – Saint Louis Zoo
Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta – Dallas Zoo
Cicada killer Sphecius speciosus – Audubon Insectarium

Beetles:

Asian flower beetle Agestrata orichalca – Audubon Insectarium
Two-spotted ground beetle Anthia thoracica – Audubon Insectarium
White-spotted longhorn beetle Batocera hector – New Orleans Insectarium
Ground beetle Carabus hortensis – Plzen Zoo
Arizona green June beetle Cotinis mutabilis – Audubon Insectarium
Hazel pot beetle Cryptocephalus coryli – Martin Mere WWT
Ironclad beetle Cryptoglossa variolosa – Saint Louis Zoo
Long-mandibled stag beetle Cyclommatus metallifer – New Orleans Insectarium
Long-legged dung beetle Deltochilum gibbosum – Saint Louis Zoo
Black larder beetle Dermestes ater – Dallas Zoo
Notch-mouthed ground beetle Dicaelus purpuratus – Audubon Insectarium
Two-horned beetle Dicheros bicornis – Malacca Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary
Eastern hercules beetle Dynastes granti – New Orleans Insectarium
Darkling beetle Eleodes armata – Houston Zoo
Darkling beetle Eleodes obscura – Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Red-backed darkling beetle Eleodes suturalis – Saint Louis Zoo
Harlequin flower beetle Gymetis caseyi – Houston Zoo
Deer-horned stag beetle Hexarthrius deyrollei – New Orleans Insectarium
Convergent ladybird Hippodamia convergens – Audubon Insectarium
Milkweed leaf beetle Labidomera clivicollis – Audubon Insectarium
Malaysian giant palm weevil Macrochirus praetor – Omaha Zoo
Pleasing fungus beetle Megalodacne fasciata – New Orleans Insectarium
Elephant beetle Megasoma elephas – Houston Zoo
Golden stag beetle Odontalabis femoral – Houston Zoo
Blue-margined ground beetle Pasimachus marginatus – Dallas Zoo
Rainbow scarab Phanaeus difformis – Dallas Zoo
Rainbow scarab Phanaeus igneus – Audubon Insectarium
Triceratops beetle Phileurus truncatus – New Orleans Insectarium
Longhorn beetle Plinthocoelium sauveolens – New Orleans Insectarium
Stag beetle Rhaetulus didieri – Malacca Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary
Ox beetle Strategus aloeus – Audubon Zoo
Carolina tiger beetle Tetracha carolina – Audubon Insectarium
Darkling beetle Zophobas morio – Saint Louis Zoo
Haldeman’s iron clad beetle Zophurs nodulosus haldemani – Dallas Zoo

Moths:

Luna moth Actias luna – Lincoln Children’s Zoo
Polyphemus moth Antheraea polymphemus – Minnesota Zoo
White-winged atlas moth Ephiphora mythimnia – Florida Museum of Natural History
Fisher's estuarine moth Gortyna borelii – Colchester Zoo
Cecropia moth Hyalophora cecropia – Minnesota Zoo
Forbes silk moth Rothschildea lebeau – Saint Louis Zoo

I avoided doing the stick insects and butterflies because frankly there are so many species that I don't want to lose another day trawling through the image galleries.