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Species Dorcus parallelus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)
Family Lucanidae (Stag Beetles)
Genus Dorcus
Species parallelus (Dorcus parallelus)
Other Common Names
Antelope Beetle (1)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dorcus parallelus (Say 1823) (Lucanus)
Lucanus oblongus de Charpentier 1825
Dorcus costatus LeConte 1866
Dorcus carnochani Angell 1916
Numbers
One of two Dorcus species in North America.
Size
15-26 mm long
Identification
Dark brown to black coloration.
Range
Eastern North America.
Habitat
Dead, rotting wood.
Food
Larvae feed in decaying stumps and logs of elm and other trees. (1)
Life Cycle
As with other Lucanids, larvae feed on rotting wood.
Print References
"Peterson's Field Guide to Beetles" p. 136 (1)
Dillon, p. 569, plate 56 (2)
Internet References
North Carolina State University Entomology Collection--22 pinned.
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Beetles
By Richard E. White
2.A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 1 June, 2005 - 11:10am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Tony D, Brad Barnd
Last updated 6 March, 2008 - 1:53pm

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