Apterocyclus palmatus

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Apterocyclus palmatus
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Apterocyclus palmatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lucaninae
Tribe: Lucanini
Genus: Apterocyclus
Species:
A. palmatus
Binomial name
Apterocyclus palmatus
Van Dyke, 1921 [1]

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

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Five specimens of Apterocyclus palmatus were found on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands in 1919, at an elevation of 4,000 feet. [1] [3] They were originally described as a subspecies of Apterocyclus honoluluensis , but are now considered a separate species. No specimens have recently been discovered, and the species may now be extinct. [3]

Apterocyclus palmatus are 22–23 mm in length, and are identified by their long mandibles that have no internal teeth, and the distinctive shape of their front tibia. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Van Dyke, E. (1922). "A study of the lucanid Coleoptera of the Hawaiian Islands". Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 5 (1): 39–49. hdl:10125/15687.
  2. ↑ "Apterocyclus palmatus". GBIF. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. 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.

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