Dorcus taurus

Dorcus taurus
Dorcus taurus gyphaetus from Java.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Dorcus
Species: D. taurus
Binomial name
Dorcus taurus
(Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Serrognathus taurus (Fabricius, 1801)
  • Lucanus inermis Fabricius, 1801
  • Lucanus taurus Fabricius, 1801

[1]

Dorcus taurus is a species of beetles belonging to the Lucanidae family which was described by Fabricius in 1801.[2]

Description

Dorcus taurus reaches a length of about 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in) in males, about 40–45 millimetres (1.6–1.8 in) in females. In males the head is large, with large jaws. The head and the pronotum are dark brown, while elytra are clearer.

Distribution

Dorcus taurus can be found only in Indonesia.

Subspecies

Species and subspecies of the genus Serrognathus was recently reclassified and merged into the genus Dorcus, as follows:

[1][3][4]

Dorcus taurus taurus from Sumatra, males and females

References

  1. 1 2 Biolib Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  2. Universal Biological Indexer Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  3. Hallan, Joel Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World Biology Catalog de la Universidad de Texas A&M. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  4. Bio-nica.info Retrieved January 10, 2015.
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