Apterocyclus kawaii

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Apterocyclus kawaii
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Apterocyclus kawaii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lucaninae
Tribe: Lucanini
Genus: Apterocyclus
Species:
A. kawaii
Binomial name
Apterocyclus kawaii
Paulsen & Hawks, 2014 [1]

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

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Only two specimens of this species are known. One was collected in 1978 in the Makaweli area of Kauai. The other was collected in 1996, on a Kauai footpath at 1000m elevation, damaged and apparently stepped on. It was discussed in a 1997 paper as the rediscovery of Apterocyclus honoluluensis . [1] [4]

Apterocyclus kawaii can be identified by its distinctive mandibles and front tibia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ "Apterocyclus kawaii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  3. ↑ Abbott, J.C.; Petr, D. (1997). "Rediscovery of Apterocyclus honoluluensis Waterhouse on Kauai (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)". Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 49 (19).

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