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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Stag Beetles (Lucanidae) » Syndesinae » Ceruchus » Ceruchus piceus
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Stag beetle - Ceruchus piceus - male
Copyright © 2009 WonGun Kim

Stag beetle - Ceruchus piceus - Male
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
May 22, 2009
Size: ~ 14 mm
Found in a rotting log. When I stepped on the log to go across a fallen tree, the log fell into pieces and some stag beetles appeared including this one.

My best guess is a male of Ceruchus piceus.

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Contributed by WonGun Kim on 23 May, 2009 - 9:19pm
Last updated 10 June, 2009 - 2:47pm

correct on both counts
nice beetle, as always
… v belov, 23 May, 2009 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Front tibia
Interesting that their front tibia shows no sexual dimorphism. This seems to be very pronounced in the Lucanus genus, only.
I wonder if anybody knows anything about the way that they nest?

An early sighting, well done.
… Maria Fremlin, 24 May, 2009 - 3:21am login or register to post comments

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