Lucanus tetraodon

Lucanus tetraodon
Lucanus tetraodon, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Lucanus
Species: L. tetraodon
Binomial name
Lucanus tetraodon
Thunberg, 1806

Lucanus tetraodon is a stag beetle of the family Lucanidae.[1][2][3]

Description

Similar to Lucanus cervus and Lucanus capreolus it is, with a length of 30–48 mm, a relatively large lucanid beetle of the genus Lucanus. The male has long, curved upper jaws, while female's ones are shorter.[3]

Habitat

This species is diffused in Central and Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Southern France, Albania, Greece and Algeria.[2][4] It is diffused in the mesophilic woods and in the maquis shrubland.

A male exemplar 
Front view of a male 

See also

References

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