Lucanus laminifer

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Lucanus laminifer
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L. laminifer
Binomial name
Lucanus laminifer
Waterhouse, 1890 [1]
Subspecies
  • L. l. coronatusZilioli, 1999 [2] :50–51
  • L. l. kusakabeiFujita, 2010
  • L. l. laminiferWaterhouse, 1890
  • L. l. lucidulusZilioli, 1999 [2] :51–54
  • L. l. vitalisiPouillaude, 1913 [3]

Lucanus laminifer is a species of beetles of the family Lucanidae.

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Description

Lucanus laminifer reaches a length of about 42–80 millimetres (1.7–3.1 in) in male, while the females reach about 38 millimetres (1.5 in). Males show two long mandibles with small teeth at the inner side. The head bears a median and two lateral processes. Elytra are black or dark brown, smooth and shining.

Distribution

This species occurs in India, China and Thailand. They prefer forests at high elevations.

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<i>Lucanus capreolus</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Lucanus elaphus</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Lucanus formosanus</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Lucanus maculifemoratus</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Lucanus tetraodon</i> Species of beetle

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Odontolabis cuvera Species of beetle

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<i>Chiasognathus grantii</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Cyclommatus</i> Genus of beetles

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<i>Hexarthrius parryi</i> Species of beetle

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<i>Cyclommatus canaliculatus</i> Species of beetle

Cyclommatus canaliculatus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.

<i>Leptinopterus tibialis</i> Species of beetle

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

<i>Odontolabis dalmani</i> Species of beetle

Odontolabis dalmani is a species of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.

<i>Odontolabis gazella</i> Species of beetle

Odontolabis gazella is a species of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.

<i>Paralissotes reticulatus</i> Species of beetle

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References

  1. Waterhouse, Charles O. (1890). "Descriptions of new Pectinicorn Coleoptera". Journal of Natural History. Ser. 6. 5 (25): 33–34. doi:10.1080/00222939009460776.
  2. 1 2 Zilioli, Michele (1999). "Contribution to the knowledge of the stag beetles of the genus Lucanus from Southeastern Asia (Coleoptera Lucanidae)" (PDF). Annali Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara. 2: 41–55.
  3. Pouillaude, I. (1913). "Note sur quelques Lucanidæ d'Indo-Chine". Insecta: Revue Ilustrée d'Entomologie. 3 (32): 332–333.