Leptinopterus tibialis

Leptinopterus tibialis
Leptinopterus tibialis from Brazil. Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Lucanidae
Genus:	Leptinopterus
Species:	L. tibialis
Binomial name
Leptinopterus tibialis (Eschscholtz, 1822)
Synonyms
Leptinopterus buckiLüderwaldt, 1935 Lucanus ochraceusHope MS in Gemminger & Harold, 1868 Lucanus ochropterusHope MS in Gemminger & Harold, 1868 Lucanus tibialis Eschscholtz, 1822 Lucanus tibialis ab. castaneusLüderwaldt, 1930 Lucanus tibialis ab. fulvusLüderwaldt, 1930

Leptinopterus tibialis is a species of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.

Description

Leptinopterus tibialis can reach a length of about 14–38 millimetres (0.55–1.50 in) in the males, about 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in) in the females. Males have well-developed mandibles, with several teeth of various sizes in the interior edges.

Distribution

This quite rare species occurs in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

References

• Grossi, P.C. 2009: Description of two new species of Leptinopterus Hope (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) with notes on the taxonomy and natural history of the genus. Zootaxa, 2172: 32–44. Abstract & excerpt
• Biolib
• Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World

External links

• Coleoptera-neotropical
• Insect
• Kaefer-der-welt