Lucanus laminifer is a species of beetles of the family Lucanidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Lucanus |
| Species: | L. laminifer
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| Lucanus laminifer Waterhouse, 1890[1]
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Description
editLucanus laminifer reaches a length of about 42–80 millimetres (1.7–3.1 in) in male, while the females reach about 38 millimetres (1.5 in). Males show two long mandibles with small teeth at the inner side. The head bears a median and two lateral processes. Elytra are black or dark brown, smooth and shining.
Distribution
editThis species occurs in India, China and Thailand. They prefer forests at high elevations.
References
edit- ^ Waterhouse, Charles O. (1890). "Descriptions of new Pectinicorn Coleoptera". Journal of Natural History. Ser. 6. 5 (25): 33–34. doi:10.1080/00222939009460776.
- ^ a b Zilioli, Michele (1999). "Contribution to the knowledge of the stag beetles of the genus Lucanus from Southeastern Asia (Coleoptera Lucanidae)" (PDF). Annali Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara. 2: 41–55.
- ^ Pouillaude, I. (1913). "Note sur quelques Lucanidæ d'Indo-Chine". Insecta: Revue Ilustrée d'Entomologie. 3 (32): 332–333.
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