Stag beetle
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Stag beetles compose the family Lucanidae. It has about 1,200 species of beetles in four subfamilies. Some species grow to over 12 centimetres, but most to about 5 cm.
Golden stag beetle
Dorcus curvidens male (left) and female (right)
Mandible allometry in Prosopocoilus savagei
Lucaninae
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The Lucaninae comprise the largest subfamily of the stag beetles.
Stag beetle
…Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Family: Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 Subfamilies Aesalinae Lampriminae Lucaninae Syndesinae Stag beetles compose the family Lucanidae. It has about 1,200 species of beetles in four subfamilies. Some species grow to over 12 centimetres…
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Male specimen of Homoderus mellyi