Lucanus maculifemoratus

Lucanus maculifemoratus is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. This species is known as Miyama stag beetle (Deep Mountain stag beetle) in Japan. These beetles have a light covering of golden hair on their back, mostly around the rear edges.

Lucanus maculifemoratus
Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus, adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Lucanus
Species:
L. maculifemoratus
Binomial name
Lucanus maculifemoratus

Lucanus maculifemoratus is known from northeastern Asia, including Japan, Korea, China and Russia.[1][2]

Subspecies

  • Lucanus maculifemoratus
    • Lucanus maculifemoratus adachii
    • Lucanus maculifemoratus boileaui
    • Lucanus maculifemoratus ferriei
    • Lucanus maculifemoratus jilinensis
    • Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus
    • Lucanus maculifemoratus taiwanus

L.dybowski was considered a sub-species of L.maculifemoratus but is now considered an independent species.

References

  1. Miwa, Y. (1929). "An addition to the list of Lucanid-species from the Japanese Empire" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. III: 72–76.
  2. Kim, Sang Il; Kim, Jin Ill (2010). "Review of family Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Korea with the description of one new species". Entomological Research. 40: 55–81. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00263.x. S2CID 85747458.

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