Lucanus tetraodon is a stag beetle of the family Lucanidae.[2][3][4]
| Lucanus tetraodon | |
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| Lucanus tetraodon, adult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Lucanus |
| Species: | L. tetraodon
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| Binomial name | |
| Lucanus tetraodon Thunberg, 1806
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Description edit
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 edit
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.
Gallery edit
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A male exemplar -
Front view of a male
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Nieto, A.; Dodelin, B.; Campanaro, A.; Méndez, M. (2010). "Lucanus tetraodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T157933A5176538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T157933A5176538.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Lucanus tetraodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ a b Lucanus tetraodon at Fauna Europaea
- ^ a b (in Italian) Lucanus tetraodon on scarabeidi.it
- ^ (in Italian) Lucanus tetraodon on the Italian Entomological Society website
External links edit
Data related to Lucanus tetraodon at Wikispecies
- "Lucanus tetraodon". BioLib.
- (in French) Lucanus tetraodon (INPN)
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