Dorcus brevis

Dorcus brevis
Adult female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
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] Dorcus brevis can be distinguished from the closely related Dorcus parallelus by its proportionally broader body, smooth elytra, and relatively short mandibles. In females, the mandibles are unidentate, while in Dorcus parallelus they are bidentate. The larvae of Dorcus Brevis are wood-borers, feeding on decomposing wood, particularly white oak. ^[3]

References

1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Dorcus brevis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
2. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles: Dorcus brevis" . Retrieved September 12, 2015.
3. Benesh, Bernard (1937). "Some Notes on Boreal American Dorcinae (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1890-). 63 (1): 1–16. ISSN   0002-8320.