Lamprima

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Lamprima aurata male
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Lamprima

Latreille, 1806

Lamprima is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae that contains five species. [1] They are found in Australasia.

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Species

MaleFemaleLarvaeScientific nameDistribution
Lamprima adolphinae Gestro, 1875 male (2944307421).jpg Lamprima adolphinae Gestro, 1875 female (2945172866).jpg Lamprima adolphinae (Gestro, 1875) New Guinea
Lamprima aenea Fabricius, 1792 Norfolk Island
Golden stag beetle.jpg Lamprima aurata (6475744887).jpg Lamprima aurata larva.JPG Lamprima aurata Latreille, 1817 Australia
Lamprima imberbis Carter, 1926 New South Wales
Lamprima insularis Macleay, 1885 Lord Howe Island

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References

  1. C.A.M. Reid, K. Smith, M. Beatson (2018) Revision of the Genus Lamprima Latreille, 1804 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Zootaxa. 4446(2); 151–202. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4446.2.1