Lamprima is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae that contains five species.[1] They are found in Australasia.

Lamprima
Lamprima aurata male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lampriminae
Genus: Lamprima
Latreille, 1806

Species edit

Male Female Larvae Scientific name Distribution
    Lamprima adolphinae (Gestro, 1875) New Guinea
Lamprima aenea Fabricius, 1792 Norfolk Island
      Lamprima aurata Latreille, 1817 Australia
Lamprima imberbis Carter, 1926 New South Wales
Lamprima insularis Macleay, 1885 Lord Howe Island

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References edit

  1. ^ C.A.M. Reid, K. Smith, M. Beatson (2018) Revision of the Genus Lamprima Latreille, 1804 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Zootaxa. 4446(2); 151–202. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4446.2.1

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