Lucanus tetraodon

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Lucanus tetraodon is a stag beetle of the family Lucanidae.[2][3][4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:Pancrustacea
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
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Lucanus tetraodon
Lucanus tetraodon, adult
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Lucanus
Species:
L. tetraodon
Binomial name
Lucanus tetraodon
Thunberg, 1806
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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.[4]

Habitat

This species is diffused in Central and Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Southern France, Albania, Greece and Algeria.[3][5] It is diffused in the mesophilic woods and in the maquis shrubland.

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

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