国广东省，除了日本龙蝨以外，亦会食用"C. bengalensis"、"C. guerini"、"C. limbatus"、"C. sugillatus"、"C. tripunctatus"等物种。很可能也包括在内，但这个物种的肉很少。也有报告指在台湾、泰国及新几内亚亦有食用本科物种的习惯。Large but slow on land and not particularly fierce as adults, they are also eaten with relish by many midsiz