Cyclommatus elaphus

Cyclommatus elaphus is a species of the genus Cyclommatus from Indonesia. It is also the largest species of the genus Cyclommatus and can grow up to a maximum of 109 mm[8] (4.29 inches) from the tip of the mandibles to the end of the abdomen.

Specimen in Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Japan

Cyclommatus elaphus
Temporal range: 21.1–0 Ma Miocene to Recent[1]
Golden green Cyclommatus elaphus elaphus male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Cyclommatus
Species:
C. elaphus
Binomial name
Cyclommatus elaphus
Gestro, 1881[2]
Subspecies
  • C. e. elaphus (Gestro, 1881)[3]
  • C. e. kirchneri (Schnek, 2000)[4]
  • C. e. truncatus (Schnek, 2000)[5]
Cyclommatus elaphus can be found near stratovolcanoes such as Mount Dempo[6] and Bukit Daun,[7] in Sumatra, Indonesia

References
  1. Kim, Sang Il; Farrell, Brian D. (2015-05-01). "Phylogeny of world stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) reveals a Gondwanan origin of Darwin's stag beetle". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 86: 35–48. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.02.015. PMID 25732069.
  2. "Cyclommatus elaphus (Gestro, 1881), Species Taxonomy Information". insectoid.info. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  3. "Cyclommatus elaphus elaphus (elaphus Gestro, 1881), Subspecies Taxonomy Information". insectoid.info. Archived from the original on 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  4. "Cyclommatus elaphus kirchneri (Schenk, 2000), Subspecies Taxonomy Information". insectoid.info. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  5. "Cyclommatus elaphus truncatus (Schenk, 2000), Subspecies Taxonomy Information". insectoid.info. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  6. "97mm Cyclommatus elaphus, wild, CE4". www.antlercrazedfool.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  7. "Cyclommatus elaphus from Bukit Daun". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  8. "BE-KUWA Record Japan" (PDF). Mushi-sha.
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