Lucanus laminifer

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

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Lucanus laminifer
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Lucanidae
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]
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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.

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