These are just brief notes of my beetle-collecting trips since April, 1997. In order of most recent to least. Note, these are insects that I've seen that I thought were noteworthy; by no means do I collect everything I see!
 

1999

Date: June 25, 1999  D Location: Yangmingshan, Taipei Weather: fair (hot & sunny)  Species: 7 male & 5 female Dorcus titanus, 3 male (2 large 1 small) & 1 female Odontolabis siva, 40+ scarab beetle Trigonophorus rothschildi, 3 longhorn beetle Anoplophora macularia, 3 male Lucanus datunensis  Others: wasps (burrowing and laying eggs!), cicadas, butterflies, birds etc.

Date: June 19, 1999  N Location: Fushan, Taipei Weather: humid/wet after showers  Species: 6 male (3 dead) & 3 female Dorcus titanus, 1 male (dead) & 3 female (1 dead) Rhaetulus crenatus, 1 female Odontolabis siva, 1 female Formosan Long-armed Scarab Cheirotonus macleayi formosana, 1 female Polyphylla taiwanai, various other scarab beetles Others: 15+ male & 1 female Indian Moon Moth Actias selene ningpoana, 2 male Antheraea pernyi, 2 male Antheraea formosana, 1 female Leopa kaatinka formosensis, 4 male Samia cynthia walkeri, 2 cicada Scieroptera formosana, a praying mantis, heard 2 Spotted Scops Owls

Date: June 17, 1999  N Location: Fushan Botanical Garden, Ilan Weather: rain  Species: 4 scarab beetle Cyphochilus crataceus taipeiensis, various other scarab beetles Others: 6 male Indian Moon Moth Actias selene ningpoana, katydids, cicada, heard 2 Spotted Scops Owls

Date: June 15, 1999  N Location: Meifeng, Wushe-Tsuifeng, Nantou Weather: fair  Species: 3 male Lucanus formosanus, 20 male & 10 female Lucanus maculifemoratus, 5 male Lucanus kanoi, 1 male Lucanus swinhoei, 3 male Prosopocoilus astacoides, various other scarab beetles Others: 2 male Indian Moon Moth Actias selene ningpoana, 1 female Actias heterogyna Subaurea, heard 2 Spotted Scops Owls and Large Hawk Cuckoos

Date: June 14, 1999  N Location: Wushe-Tsuifeng, Nantou Weather: fair  Species: 1 male & 2 female Dorcus miwai, 1 female Dorcus titanus, 7 male & 3 female Lucanus formosanus, 54! male & 9 female Lucanus maculifemoratus, 7 male Lucanus kanoi, 1 male Lucanus miwai, 8 male & 5 female Prosopocoilus astacoides, 1 scarab beetle Melolontha insulana, various other scarab beetles Others: 2 male & 1 female Indian Moon Moth Actias selene ningpoana, 1 male Actias heterogyna Subaurea

Date: June 12-13, 1999  D&N Location: Kinmen Weather: fair  Species: 10 longhorn beetle Anoplophora chinensis, various scarab and some longhorn beetles, Others: various cicada, butterfly, and bird species

Date: June 11, 1998  N Location: Wuku, Keelung Weather: fair  Species: 2 male & 2 female Dorcus titanus, 1 male Lucanus swinhoei, 1 female Odontolabis siva, 1 scarab beetle Melolontha frater, 1 male scarab beetle Cyphochilus crataceus taipeiensis, and various other scarab beetles Others: cicada, crickets, katydids, cockraoches etc., heard 1 Collared Scops Owl

Date: June 11, 1999  D Location: Yangmingshan, Taipei  Weather: fair  Species: 4 Dorcus titanus, 50+ scarab beetle Trigonophorus rothschildi, 8 longhorn beetle Anoplophora macularia, 1 longhorn beetle Chrysochroa fulgidissima, 2 click beetle Campsosternus auratus, 1 click beetle Campsosternus gemma Others: various cicada, butterfly, and bird species

Date: May X, 1999  N Location: Shichih, Taipei  Weather: fair  Species: 1 male Dorcus titanus (dead), 1 male & 1 female Polyphylla taiwana, 1 dung beetle, various scarab beetles Others: cicada, crickets, katydids, heard Spotted Scops Owls and saw a Formosan Giant Flying Squirrel

1998

Sorry, I haven't been keeping track since I returned from summer school!

Date: June 14, 1998  D Location: Fushan, Taipei  Weather: fair  Species: 1 female Japanese Rhinoceres Beetle Xylotrupes dichotomus, 1 female Dorcus formosanas, 5 male (4 dead) & 4 female (3 dead) Serrognathus platymelus sika, 1 female (dead) Serrognathus kyanrauensis, 1 male (dead) & 2 female (dead) Rhaetulus crenatus Others: 5 male Indian Moon Moth Actias selene ningpoana, katydids, butterflies, and 22 bird species

1997

Date: July 29, 1997  N Location: Wulai, Taipei  Weather: fair  Species: 4 female Japanese Rhinoceres Beetles Xylotrupes dichotomus, 2 male Serrognathus platymelus sika, 1 male Prosopocoilus austerus, 1 long-horn beetle Aeolesthes chrysothrix taiwanensis, 1 huge long-horn beetle Macrotoma fisheri formosae, 1 click beetle Paracalais larvatus larvatus Others: cockroaches, katydids, frogs, heard 6 Spotted Scops Owls and 1 Collared Scops Owl

Date: July 26, 1997  D Location: Yangmingshan, Taipei  Weather: fair  Species: 2 male & 1 female Serrognathus platymelus sika, 3 male (1 medium-toothed & 2 small-toothed) Odontolabis siva, 2 long-horn beetles Nadezhdiella cantori  Others: cicadas, 2 walking sticks, various bird and butterfly species

Date: July 24, 1997  N Location: Tungshih, Taichung  Weather: fair  Species: 1 male & 2 female Japanese Rhinoceres Beetles Xylotrupes dichotomus, 6 male & 2 female Serrognathus platymelus sika, 1 male & 4 female Prospocoilus blanchardi Others: 1 male Atlas Moth Attacus atlas formosanus, 1 female Golden Emperor Loepa katinka formosensis, cockroaches, cicadas, praying mantids (3 kinds), 1 walking stick, katydids, fireflies, toad, heard frogs, a Banded Red Snake Dinodon rufozonatum rufozonatum, geckos, heard 4 Spotted Scops Owls (close!) and 1 Collared Scops Owls

Date: July 23, 1997  N Location: Tungshih, Taichung  Weather: fair  Species: 1 male & 2 female Japanese Rhinoceres Beetles Xylotrupes dichotomus, 1 male Dorcus taiwanicus, 1 female Dorcus formosanas, 10+ male & 1 female Serrognathus platymelus sika, 1 male (small-toothed) Odontolabis siva, 3 female Prospocoilus blanchardi Others: 1 male Atlas Moth Attacus atlas formosanus, cockroaches, cicadas (watched one emerge), praying mantids (2 kinds), 1 walking stick, katydids, frogs, geckos, heard 3 Spotted Scops Owls and 1 Collared Scops Owls, bats

Date: July 10, 1997  D Location: Yangmingshan, Taipei  Weather: fair/cloudy  Species: 3 male Serrognathus platymelus sika, 20+ male (2 long-toothed, 1 medium-toothed, the rest small-toothed) & 1 female Odontolabis siva, 5+ long-horn beetles Anoplophora macularia Others: cicadas, 2 South (or Delicate Design?) Snakes Ptyas mucosus (or korros ?), 1 Formosan Blue Magpie & 12 other bird species, various butterfly species

Date: July 5, 1997  N Location: Shichih, Taipei  Weather: rain  Species: 4 male & 6 female Serrognathus platymelus sika Others: mountain cockroaches, cicada, 12+ praying mantids, toads, frogs, bats, heard 3 Spotted Scops Owls and saw 2 small unidentifiable birds

Date: July 3, 1997  N Location: Fushan-Wulai, Taipei  Weather: humid after showers  Species: 1 male & 7 female Japanese Rhinoceres Beetles Xylotrupes dichotomus, 2 female Dorcus formosanas, 3 male & 4 female Serrognathus platymelus sika, 2 small male & 4 female Rhaetulus crenatus, 1 male (dead) Odontolabis siva, 2 click beetles Elater sieboldi, 1 (dead) Aceraius grandis hirsutus Others: 1 female Golden Emperor Loepa katinka formosensis, 1 male Ailanthus Silkmoth Samia cynthia walkeri, mountain cockroaches, cicada, praying mantids, katydids, toads, frogs, geckos, bats

Date: June 29, 1997  N  Location: Fushan-Wulai, Taipei  Weather: fair, but humid after afternoon showers  Species: 12+ male & 2 female Japanese Rhinoceres Beetles Xylotrupes dichotomus, 1 female Dorcus formosanas, 5 male & 5+ female Serrognathus platymelus sika, 2 male & 5+ female Rhaetulus crenatus, 2 male Lucanus formosanus, 2 female Prospocoilus blanchardi, 1 click beetle Elater sieboldi Others: 5 Indian Moon Moth Actias selene ningpoana, 1 Antheraea pernyi, 3 Ailanthus Silkmoth Samia cynthia walkeri, mountain cockroaches, cicadas, praying mantids, katydids, toads, frogs, bats, 4 Formosan Blue Magpies at dusk, 2 butterflies Euthalia formosan & female Euploea mulciber

Date: June 10, 1997  N  Location: Doll Valley, Wulai, Taipei  Weather: fair, but humid after afternoon showers  Species: 3 male & 1 female Japanese Rhinoceres Beetles Xylotrupes dichotomus, 3 male & 3 female Serrognathus platymelus sika, 2 female Rhaetulus crenatus, 1 female Aegus formosae, 1 click beetle Paracalais larvatus larvatus, 1 long-horn beetle Apriona rugicollis Others: mountain cockroaches, cicadas, praying mantids, katydids, toads, frogs, a Banded Red Snake Dinodon rufozonatum rufozonatum, heard Formosan Giant Flying Squirrels, 5 Spotted Scops Owls and 1 Collared Scops Owls

Date: June 7, 1997  N Location: Shanping, Kaoshuing  Weather: fair, but humid after afternoon showers  Species: 5 male & 1 female Japanese Rhinoceres Beetles Xylotrupes dichotomus, 1 female Serrognathus platymelus sika, 1 female Dorcus sp., 1 click beetle Elater sieboldi Others: 1 male Indian Moon Moth Actias selene ningpoana, cicadas, praying mantids, katydids, gigantic crickets, firefly larvae, frogs, geckos, heard Formosan Giant Flying Squirrels, Spotted Scops Owls and Collared Scops Owls

Date: June 3, 1997  D  Location: Yangmingshan (Tung-shan Rd.), Taipei  Weather: cloudy and humid  Species: 15 male & 1 female Serrognathus platymelus sika, 5 long-horn beetle Anoplophora macularia, 1 long-horn beetle Nadezhdiella cantori Others: 1 Formosan Blue Magpie, 3 young Collared Scops Owls, various butterfly species

Date: May 10, 1997  N  Location: Shichih, Taipei  Weather: fair  Species: 1 female Serrognathus kyanrauensis, 6 click beetles Paracalais larvatus larvatus Others: 1 male Indian Moon Moth Actias selene ningpoana, mountain cockroaches, katydids, fireflies, toads, frog, geckos, Formosan Giant Flying Squirrel, heard 5 Spotted Scops Owls and 2 Collared Scops Owls

Date: May 3, 1997  N  Location: Anmashan, Taichung  Weather: fair  Species: 1 male Lucanus taiwanus, 1 male Lucanas kanoi Others: heard a White-bellied Flying Squirrel

Date: April 26, 1997  N  Location: Doll Valley, Wulai, Taipei  Weather: fair  Species: no stag or rhinoceres beetles  Others: mountain cockroaches, katydids, fireflies, toads, frogs, heard Formosan Giant Flying Squirrels, 10 Spotted Scops Owls and 2 Collared Scops Owls