Lucanus tetraodon
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| Lucanus tetraodon, adult | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Lucanus |
| Species: | L. tetraodon |
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Lucanus tetraodon Thunberg, 1806 |
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Lucanus tetraodon is a stag beetle of the family Lucanidae.
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 ones are shorter.
This species is diffused in Central and Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Southern France, Albania, Greece and Algeria. It is diffused in the mesophilic woods and in the maquis shrubland.
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