Dorcus brevis

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Dorcus brevis
Dorcus brevis-adult female North Carolina.jpg
Adult female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Dorcus
Species:
D. brevis
Binomial name
Dorcus brevis
(Say, 1825) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lucanus brevis(Say, 1825)
  • Dorcus caucasicus(Ganglbauer, 1886)
  • Dorcus nanus(Casey, 1909)

[2]

Dorcus brevis is a species of stag beetle that can be found in the Eastern United States. [2]

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References

  1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Dorcus brevis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
  2. 1 2 "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles: Dorcus brevis" . Retrieved September 12, 2015.