Biology:Dorcus brevis
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Short description: Stag beetle species in the Eastern US
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Dorcus |
| Species: | D. brevis
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| Dorcus brevis (Say, 1825)[1]
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Dorcus brevis is a species of stag beetle that can be found in the Eastern United States.[2] Dorcus brevis can be distinguished from the closely related Dorcus parallelus by its proportionally broader body, smooth elytra, and relatively short mandibles. In females, the mandibles are unidentate, while in Dorcus parallelus they are bidentate. The larvae of Dorcus Brevis are wood-borers, feeding on decomposing wood, particularly white oak. [3]
References
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Dorcus brevis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=930032. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles: Dorcus brevis". http://museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Scarabaeoidea/Lucanidae/LUC/DOR/brevis.html. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ↑ Benesh, Bernard (1937). "Some Notes on Boreal American Dorcinae (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1890-) 63 (1): 1–16. ISSN 0002-8320. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25077385.
Wikidata ☰ Q2404905 entry
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