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Species Dorcus brevis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Dorcus brevis - male Dorcus brevis - male beetle, maybe stag beetle of some kind? - Dorcus brevis - male Dorcus brevis - female
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 brevis (Dorcus brevis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dorcus brevis (Say)
Numbers
One of two Dorcus species in North America.
Size
15-18 mm
Identification
Humeral angles of elytra each with a large tooth projecting forward and outward
Range
Southeastern United States. Noted from Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida.
Life Cycle
As with other Lucanids, larvae feed on rotting wood.
Print References
Brimley, p. 209, lists for Piedmont and coastal plain of North Carolina: April-May, August-December (1).
Internet References
Stag Beetles of Oklahoma--keys from D. parallelus
The Beetle Experience--D. brevis
Beetles of Florida
North Carolina State University Entomology Collection--9 pinned.
Works Cited
1.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by Cotinis on 27 June, 2006 - 10:35pm
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Brad Barnd
Last updated 2 September, 2008 - 11:38am

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