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Lucanus tetraodon

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Species of beetle

Lucanus tetraodon
Lucanus tetraodon, adult
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Lucanus
Species: L. tetraodon
Binomial name
Lucanus tetraodon
Thunberg, 1806

Lucanus tetraodon is a stag beetle of the family Lucanidae.

Description

Similar to Lucanus cervus and Lucanus capreolus it is, with a length of 30–48 mm, a relatively large lucanid beetle of the genus Lucanus. The male has long, curved upper jaws, while female's are shorter.

Habitat

This species is diffused in Central and Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Southern France, Albania, Greece and Algeria. It is diffused in the mesophilic woods and in the maquis shrubland.

Gallery

  • A male exemplar A male exemplar
  • Front view of a male Front view of a male

See also

References

  1. Nieto, A.; Dodelin, B.; Campanaro, A.; Méndez, M. (2010). "Lucanus tetraodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T157933A5176538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T157933A5176538.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Lucanus tetraodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ Lucanus tetraodon at Fauna Europaea
  4. ^ (in Italian) Lucanus tetraodon on scarabeidi.it
  5. (in Italian) Lucanus tetraodon on the Italian Entomological Society website

External links

Data related to Lucanus tetraodon at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Lucanus tetraodon


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