Lucanus maculifemoratus is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. This species is known as Miyama stag beetle (Deep Mountain stag beetle) in Japan. These beetles have a light covering of golden hair on their back, mostly around the rear edges.
| Lucanus maculifemoratus | |
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| Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus, adult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Lucanus |
| Species: | L. maculifemoratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lucanus maculifemoratus Motschulsky, 1861
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Lucanus maculifemoratus is known from northeastern Asia, including Japan, Korea, China and Russia, Taiwan.[1][2]
Subspecies edit
- Lucanus maculifemoratus
- Lucanus maculifemoratus adachii
- Lucanus maculifemoratus boileaui
- Lucanus maculifemoratus ferriei
- Lucanus maculifemoratus jilinensis
- Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus
- Lucanus maculifemoratus taiwanus
L.dybowski was considered a sub-species of L.maculifemoratus but is now considered an independent species.
Gallery edit
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Lucanus maculifemoratus taiwanus -
Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus
References edit
- ^ Miwa, Y. (1929). "An addition to the list of Lucanid-species from the Japanese Empire" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. III: 72–76.
- ^ Kim, Sang Il; Kim, Jin Ill (2010). "Review of family Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Korea with the description of one new species". Entomological Research. 40: 55–81. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00263.x. S2CID 85747458.
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