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Dorcus curvidens

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Dorcus curvidens
Adult pinned specimens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Dorcus
Species:
D. curvidens
Binomial name
Dorcus curvidens
(Hope, 1840)

Dorcus curvidens is a species of stag beetle.[1] Its shell is flatter and duller than other related species.

The subspecies Dorcus curvidens formosanus Miwa, 1929 is found in Taiwan.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hosoya, Tadatsugu; Araya, Kunio (2005). "Phylogeny of Japanese stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) inferred from 16S mtrRNA gene sequences, with reference to the evolution of sexual dimorphism of mandibles". Zoological Science. 22 (12): 1305–1318. doi:10.2108/zsj.22.1305. hdl:2433/108578.
  2. ^ K. T. Shao, ed. (n.d.). "Dorcus curvidens formosanus Miwa, 1929". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 5 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)