| Prosopocoilus tragulus | |
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| Prosopocoilus tragulus from Indonesia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Prosopocoilus |
| Species: | P. tragulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Prosopocoilus tragulus (Vollenhoven, 1861) | |
Prosopocoilus tragulus is a species of beetles of the family Lucanidae.
Prosopocoilus tragulus can reach a length of about 23–59 millimetres (0.91–2.32 in) in males, of about 25–32 millimetres (0.98–1.26 in) in females.
This species occurs in Indonesia and New Guinea.
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