Serrognathus taurus

Serrognathus taurus
S. t. gyphaetus from Java
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Lucanidae
Genus:	Serrognathus
Species:	S. taurus
Binomial name
Serrognathus taurus (Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms [1]
Dorcus taurus(Fabricius, 1801) Lucanus inermisFabricius, 1801 Lucanus taurusFabricius, 1801

Serrognathus taurus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Lucanidae which was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801. ^[2]

Description

Serrognathus taurus reaches a length of about 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in) in males and about 40–45 millimetres (1.6–1.8 in) in females. In males the head is large with large jaws. The head and the pronotum are dark brown, while elytra are clearer.

Distribution

Serrognathus taurus can be found in Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: ^[2]

• Serrognathus taurus cribriceps(Chevrolat, 1841) – Luzón, Negros, Mindoro and Mindanao
• Serrognathus taurus gypaetus(Laporte de Castelnau, 1840) – Java
• Serrognathus taurus jampeanus(Mizunuma in Mizunuma and Shinji Nagai, 1994) – Sulawesi
• Serrognathus taurus minor(Okuda, 2013)
• Serrognathus taurus moinieri(Lacroix, 1983)
• Serrognathus taurus subtaurusMaes, 1992
• Serrognathus taurus taurus(Fabricius, 1801) – Sumatra and Malay Peninsula

Dorcus taurus taurus from Sumatra, males and females

References

1. "Serrognathus taurus (Fabricius, 1801)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
2. "Serrognathus taurus (Fabricius, 1801)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.