Leptinopterus tibialis

Leptinopterus tibialis
	Leptinopterus tibialis from Brazil. Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Lucanidae
Subfamily:	Lucaninae
Tribe:	Sclerostomini
Genus:	Leptinopterus
Species:	L. tibialis
Binomial name
	Leptinopterus tibialis; (Eschscholtz, 1822)
Synonyms
	Leptinopterus bucki Lüderwaldt, 1935; Lucanus ochraceus Hope MS in Gemminger & Harold, 1868; Lucanus ochropterus Hope MS in Gemminger & Harold, 1868; Lucanus tibialis Eschscholtz, 1822; Lucanus tibialis ab. castaneus Lüderwaldt, 1930; Lucanus tibialis ab. fulvus Lüderwaldt, 1930;

Leptinopterus tibialis is a species of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.

Description

Leptinopterus tibialis can reach a length of about 14–38 millimetres (0.55–1.50 in) in the males, about 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in) in the females. Males have well-developed mandibles, with several teeth of various sizes in the interior edges.

Distribution

This quite rare species occurs in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

References

Grossi, P.C. 2009: Description of two new species of Leptinopterus Hope (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) with notes on the taxonomy and natural history of the genus. Zootaxa, 2172: 32-44. Abstract & excerpt
Biolib
Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World

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