Lucanus laminifer

Lucanus laminifer is a species of beetles of the family Lucanidae.

Lucanus laminifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Lucanidae
Subfamily:
Lucaninae
Genus:
Lucanus
Species:
L. laminifer
Binomial name
Lucanus laminifer
Subspecies
  • L. l. coronatus Zilioli, 1999[2]:50–51
  • L. l. kusakabei Fujita, 2010
  • L. l. laminifer Waterhouse, 1890
  • L. l. lucidulus Zilioli, 1999[2]:51–54
  • L. l. vitalisi Pouillaude, 1913[3]

Description

Lucanus laminifer reaches a length of about 42–80 millimetres (1.7–3.1 in) in male, while the females reach about 38 millimetres (1.5 in). Males show two long mandibles with small teeth at the inner side. The head bears a median and two lateral processes. Elytra are black or dark brown, smooth and shining.

Distribution

This species occurs in India, China and Thailand. They prefer forests at high elevations.

References
  1. Waterhouse, Charles O. (1890). "Descriptions of new Pectinicorn Coleoptera". Journal of Natural History. Ser. 6. 5 (25): 33–34. doi:10.1080/00222939009460776.
  2. Zilioli, Michele (1999). "Contribution to the knowledge of the stag beetles of the genus Lucanus from Southeastern Asia (Coleoptera Lucanidae)" (PDF). Annali Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara. 2: 41–55.
  3. Pouillaude, I. (1913). "Note sur quelques Lucanidæ d'Indo-Chine". Insecta: Revue Ilustrée d'Entomologie. 3 (32): 332–333.


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