Apterocyclus kawaii is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands.[2][1][3]
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| Apterocyclus kawaii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Subfamily: | Lucaninae |
| Tribe: | Lucanini |
| Genus: | Apterocyclus |
| Species: | A. kawaii
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| Apterocyclus kawaii Paulsen & Hawks, 2014[1]
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Only two specimens of this species are known. One was collected in 1978 in the Makaweli area of Kauai. The other was collected in 1996, on a Kauai footpath at 1000m elevation, damaged and apparently stepped on. It was discussed in a 1997 paper as the rediscovery of Apterocyclus honoluluensis.[1][4]
Apterocyclus kawaii can be identified by its distinctive mandibles and front tibia.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Paulsen, M. J.; Hawks, David C. (2014). "A review of the primary types of the Hawaiian stag beetle genus Apterocyclus Waterhouse (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae), with the description of a new species". ZooKeys (433): 77–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.433.8022. PMC 4141180. PMID 25152674.
- ^ "Apterocyclus kawaii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
- ^ "Apterocyclus kawaii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
- ^ Abbott, J.C.; Petr, D. (1997). "Rediscovery of Apterocyclus honoluluensis Waterhouse on Kauai (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)". Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 49 (19).
Further reading
edit- Paulsen, M. J. (2013). "Annotated checklist of the New World Lucanidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
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