Apterocyclus honoluluensis

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Apterocyclus honoluluensis
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Apterocyclus honoluluensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lucaninae
Tribe: Lucanini
Genus: Apterocyclus
Species:
A. honoluluensis
Binomial name
Apterocyclus honoluluensis
Waterhouse, 1871
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Apterocyclus honoluluensis

Apterocyclus honoluluensis, the Kauai flightless stag beetle, is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Apterocyclus honoluluensis is historically and currently the most commonly found species of Apterocyclus, and is known from various locations on Kauai. It is the smallest member of the genus, at a size of 14-17 mm, rarely up to 21 mm.

The larvae were once found in large numbers in soil that contained the decomposing trunks of the tree Acacia koa. The larvae are sensitive to heat, and can be killed by high temperatures. Adults of Apterocyclus honoluluensis have been victims of heavy predation by the mice introduced to the Hawaiian Islands. [4]

In 1994, Apterocyclus honoluluensis was a potential candidate for protection from the Environmental Species Act, but it was declined because of insufficient data on vulnerability, as published in Federal Register Volume 59, Number 219, Pages 58982 - 59028, November 15, 1994.

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References

  1. ↑ "Apterocyclus honoluluensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  2. ↑ "Apterocyclus honoluluensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  3. 1 2 Paulsen, M. J.; Hawks, David C. (2014). "A review of the primary types of the Hawaiian stag beetle genus Apterocyclus Waterhouse (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae), with the description of a new species". ZooKeys (433): 77–88. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.433.8022 . PMC   4141180 . PMID   25152674.

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