Odontolabis delesserti

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Odontolabis delesserti
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Odontolabis delesserti, adult female and male from National Museum (Prague)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Odontolabis
Species:
O. delesserti
Binomial name
Odontolabis delesserti

Odontolabis delesserti is a quite rare species of beetles of the family Lucanidae.

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Description

Odontolabis delesserti reaches a length of about 33–81 millimetres (1.3–3.2 in). [1] In the males the head is large, with large jaws. The head and the pronotum are dark brown, while elytra are shiny and yellowish, with a triangular dark brown marking.

Distribution

Odontolabis delesserti is found only in southwestern India. [2]

References

  1. "Lucanes du monde". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  2. Insect Life Forms