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Prosopocoilus antilope from São Tomé Island. Male and female | |
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Genus: | Prosopocoilus Westwood, 1845 |
Prosopocoilus is a genus of beetles belonging to the Lucanidae family.
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 83,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
Prosopocoilus antilope is a species of beetles belonging to the Lucanidae family.
Prosopocoilus astacoides is a beetle of the Family Lucanidae.
Prosopocoilus biplagiatus is a beetle of the Family Lucanidae.
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed.
Lucanus is a genus of stag beetles (Lucanidae).
Odontolabis cuvera, the Golden Stag Beetle, is a beetle of the Family Lucanidae, stag beetles.
Agrilus is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species of any single genus in the animal kingdom.
The Lucanidae are a family of beetles that include the stag beetles. The family can be further subdivided in a taxonomy. The classification presented here follows Smith (2006), with the exception of the tribal classification within the Lucaninae.
Trachys is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Lebiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae.
Cyclommatus is a genus of the Lucanidae family, also known as the stag beetle. The majority of the species from the genus Cyclommatus are located in Southeast Asia, though some species can be found in China and Taiwan as well. The genus Cyclommatus also consists of three subgenera: Cyclommatus, Cyclommatinus and Cyclommatellus. Each subgenera contains 80, 24 and 3 species respectively. In total, the genus Cyclommatus consists of a total of 134 species, though more are still being discovered to this day.
Paussus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Hexarthrius is a genus of large stag beetles. It includes the following species:
Odontolabis is a genus of beetles belonging to the Lucanidae family.
Acalolepta is a genus of flat-faced longhorns beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae. Its members are found in the Indomalaya ecozone.
Leptinopterus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.
Scaritinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
Apomecynini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily.
Pteropliini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily.
Lamiini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily.
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