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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Stag Beetles (Lucanidae) » Lucaninae » Platyceroidini » Platyceroides » Platyceroides latus
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Platyceroides latus
Copyright © 2009 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Platyceroides latus
Pollock Pines, El Dorado County, California, USA
May 29, 2009
Size: 13mm
Is this Platyceroides latus?
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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 17 June, 2009 - 10:49pm
Last updated 26 June, 2009 - 2:28pm

Yes, it does appear to be cor
Yes, it does appear to be correct. We have a large series collected from this site in the Wagner/Scott Collection.
… Dennis Haines, 26 June, 2009 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Actually...How to collect thi
Actually...How to collect this specie in BC Canada? I already found Ceruchus striatus, Platycerus oregonensis, Sinodendron rugosum here...But couldnt find any of these..If anyone wants to exchange, contact my email is also perfect. Just looking for Platyceroides for like..several years, but have no idea about how to collect them
… Bill Yang, 31 March, 2012 - 1:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Antifreeze pitfall traps
In forested areas in the coastal ranges. Often quite common in California and Oregon.
… tenebboy, 3 July, 2022 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Wondering the same thing.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/314199/bgimage

This one was apparently found on a leaf, though.
… Jonathan W. Quist, 7 October, 2012 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

 
My experience...
is limited to one under bark on an old stump, and one in flight.
… Dennis Haines, 8 October, 2012 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Dennis!
Thanks Dennis!
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 26 June, 2009 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

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