Ryssonotus

Ryssonotus nebulosus is a beetle of the family Lucanidae, and the sole member of the genus Ryssonotus (often misspelled as "Rhyssonotus").[1] It is found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

Ryssonotus
Ryssonotus nebulosus illustrated by Des Helmore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Ryssonotus
Macleay, 1819
Species:
R. nebulosus
Binomial name
Ryssonotus nebulosus
(Kirby, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Lucanus nebulosus Kirby, 1818
  • Rhyssonotus Auctt. (misspelling)

References
  1. Reid, C.A.M.; Beatson, M. 2016: Revision of the stag beetle genus Ryssonotus MacLeay (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), with descriptions of a new genus and three new species. Zootaxa, 4150(1): 1-39. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4150.1.1
  • G. Cassis, W.W.K. Houston, T.A. Weir & B.P. Moore (1992). Updated by A.A. Calder (2002). Coleoptera: Scarabaeoida.Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 22 November 2007.


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