Dorcus rectus
Dorcus rectus, the little stag beetle, is a species of beetles in the family Lucanidae. It is found in Japan.[1] These beetles have a distinctive red shell that separates them from Dorcus curvidens.
| Dorcus rectus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Dorcus |
| Species: | D. rectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorcus rectus (Motschulsky, 1857) | |
References
- Iguchi, Yutaka (2013). "Male mandible trimorphism in the stag beetle Dorcus rectus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)". European Journal of Entomology. 110 (1): 159–163. doi:10.14411/eje.2013.022.
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