Lucanus tetraodon | |
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Lucanus tetraodon, adult | |
Scientific classification | |
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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Lucanus tetraodon is a stag beetle of the family Lucanidae. [2] [3] [4]
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]
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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