Hexarthrius
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| Male (foreground) and female Hexarthrius parryi. The male is 70 mm (2.8 in) long. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Tribe: | Lucanini |
| Genus: | Hexarthrius Hope, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Hexarthrius parryi Hope, 1842[1]
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Hexarthrius is a genus of large stag beetles. They are also known as fork horned stag beetles for the shape for their mandibles[2] It includes the following species:[3]
- Hexarthrius aduncus Jordan & Rothschild, 1894
- Hexarthrius andreasi Schenk, 2003
- Hexarthrius bowringii Parry, 1862
- Hexarthrius buquettii (Hope, 1843)
- Hexarthrius davisoni Waterhouse, 1888
- Hexarthrius forsteri (Hope, 1840)
- Hexarthrius howdeni De Lisle, 1972
- Hexarthrius kirchneri Schenk, 2003
- Hexarthrius mandibularis Deyrolle, 1881
- Hexarthrius melchioritis Séguy, 1954
- Hexarthrius mniszechi (Thomson, 1857)
- Hexarthrius nigritus Lacroix, 1990
- Hexarthrius parryi Hope, 1842
- Hexarthrius rhinoceros (Olivier, 1789)
- Hexarthrius vitalisi Didier, 1925
See also
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References
- ^ J.M. Maes (January 11, 2004). "Coleoptera: Lucanidae". Coleoptera.org.
- ^ "Hexarthrius". Nomenclator Zoologicus.
- ^ Benjamin Harink. "Genus: Hexarthrius, Rhaetulus, Rhaetus, Pseudorhaetus, Digonophorus ". Ben's Beetle Breeding Homepage. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02.
External links
- Le Lucanidae du Monde: Hexarthrius picture gallery
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