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Geodorcus

Geodorcus
Geodorcus helmsi male.jpg
Geodorcus helmsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lucaninae
Genus: Geodorcus
Holloway, 1996

Geodorcus is a genus of beetles belonging to the Lucanidae family. They are endemic to New Zealand. All Geodorcus species are protected under Schedule 7 of The 1953 Wildlife Act, making it an offense to hunt, kill or possess a specimen.

There are ten species:


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