Nicagus obscurus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4] Larvae can be found in the grooves of aspen driftwood. Adults emerge in August.[5]
| Nicagus obscurus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Nicagus |
| Species: | N. obscurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nicagus obscurus (LeConte, 1847)
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References
edit- ^ "Nicagus obscurus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Nicagus obscurus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Nicagus obscurus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "BioLib: Biological library".
- ^ Katovich, K.; Kriska, N. L. (2002). "Description of the Larva of Nicagus obscurus (LeConte) (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Nicaginae), with Comments on Its Position in Lucanidae and Notes on the Larval and Adult Habitat". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 56 (2): 253–258. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2002)056[0253:DOTLON]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0010-065X. JSTOR 4009659. S2CID 88230340.
Further reading
edit- Paulsen, M. J. (2013). "Annotated checklist of the New World Lucanidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
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