Lucanus tetraodon
| Lucanus tetraodon | |
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| Lucanus tetraodon, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Lucanus |
| Species: | L. tetraodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Lucanus tetraodon Thunberg, 1806 | |
Lucanus tetraodon is a stag beetle of the family Lucanidae.[1][2][3]
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 ones are shorter.[3]
Habitat
This species is diffused in Central and Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Southern France, Albania, Greece and Algeria.[2][4] It is diffused in the mesophilic woods and in the maquis shrubland.
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See also
References
- ↑ "Lucanus tetraodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- 1 2 Lucanus tetraodon at Fauna Europaea
- 1 2 (Italian) Lucanus tetraodon on scarabeidi.it
- ↑ (Italian) Lucanus tetraodon on the Italian Entomological Society website
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Data related to Lucanus tetraodon at Wikispecies
- "Lucanus tetraodon". BioLib.
- (French) Lucanus tetraodon (INPN)
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