Biology:Platycerus caprea
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Short description: Species of beetle
Platycerus caprea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lucanidae |
Genus: | Platycerus |
Species: | P. caprea
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Binomial name | |
Platycerus caprea (DeGeer, 1774)
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Platycerus caprea is a species of beetle, from the subfamily Lucaninae of family Lucanidae. It was discovered by Charles De Geer in 1774, and was thus the first known member of its genus.[1]
Appearance
It has a dark blue body 10–13 mm in length, which is smaller than that of Platycerus caraboides, with which they are easy to confuse.
Geographical distribution
It is Eurasian, and can be found in the Ural Mountains as well as in Turkey.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hallan, Joel (2010). "Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World". Biology Catalog of Texas A&M University. http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Lucanidae.txt. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
Wikidata ☰ Q1041006 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platycerus caprea.
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