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The '''false stag beetles''' ''Diphyllostoma'' are a group of three species of rare [[beetle]]s known only from [[California]]. Almost nothing is known of their life history beyond that the adults are [[diurnal animal|diurnal]] and females are flightless; |
The '''false stag beetles''' ''Diphyllostoma'' are a group of three species of rare [[beetle]]s known only from [[California]]. Almost nothing is known of their life history beyond that the adults are [[diurnal animal|diurnal]] and females are flightless; [[larva]]e have not been observed. |
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Their length ranges from 5 |
Their length ranges from 5 to 9 [[millimetre|mm]]; bodies are elongate, with a generally dull brown to reddish-brown color. Both body and legs are covered with longish hairs. |
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Originally classed with the [[Lucanidae]], ''Diphyllostoma'' have a number of characteristics not shared with any other type of stag beetle, and so in 1972 Holloway proposed a separate family '''Diphyllostomatidae''', which has since been accepted. |
Originally classed with the [[Lucanidae]], ''Diphyllostoma'' have a number of characteristics not shared with any other type of stag beetle, and so in 1972 Holloway proposed a separate family '''Diphyllostomatidae''', which has since been accepted. |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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*''D. fimbriata'' [[H. C. Fall|Fall]], 1901 |
* ''D. fimbriata'' <small>[[H. C. Fall|Fall]], 1901</small> |
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*''D. linsleyi'' |
* ''D. linsleyi'' <small>[[H. C. Fall|Fall]], 1932</small> |
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*''D. nigricollis'' |
* ''D. nigricollis'' <small>[[H. C. Fall|Fall]], 1901</small> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Wikispecies has information related to False stag beetle.
The false stag beetles Diphyllostoma are a group of three species of rare beetles known only from California. Almost nothing is known of their life history beyond that the adults are diurnal and females are flightless; larvae have not been observed.
Their length ranges from 5 to 9 mm; bodies are elongate, with a generally dull brown to reddish-brown color. Both body and legs are covered with longish hairs.
Originally classed with the Lucanidae, Diphyllostoma have a number of characteristics not shared with any other type of stag beetle, and so in 1972 Holloway proposed a separate family Diphyllostomatidae, which has since been accepted.
Species
References
- Mary Liz Jameson and Brett C. Ratcliffe, "Diphyllostomatidae", in Ross H. Arnett, Jr. and Michael C. Thomas, American Beetles (CRC Press, 2001), vol. 2
- B. A. Holloway, "The systematic position of the genus Diphyllostoma Fall (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)" New Zealand Journal of Science 15: 31-38 (1972)