Hexarthrius

Hexarthrius
Male (foreground) and female Hexarthrius parryi. The male is 70 mm (2.8 in) long.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Lucanidae
Tribe:Lucanini
Genus:Hexarthrius
Hope, 1842
Type species
Hexarthrius parryi
Hope, 1842[1]

Hexarthrius is a genus of large stag beetles.[2] It includes the following species:[3]

  • Hexarthrius aduncus Jordan & Rothschild, 1894
  • Hexarthrius andreasi Schenk, 2003
  • Hexarthrius bowringii Parry, 1862
  • Hexarthrius buquettii (Hope, 1843)
  • Hexarthrius davisoni Waterhouse, 1888
  • Hexarthrius forsteri (Hope, 1840)
  • Hexarthrius howdeni De Lisle, 1972
  • Hexarthrius kirchneri Schenk, 2003
  • Hexarthrius mandibularis Deyrolle, 1881
  • Hexarthrius melchioritis Séguy, 1954
  • Hexarthrius mniszechi (Thomson, 1857)
  • Hexarthrius nigritus Lacroix, 1990
  • Hexarthrius parryi Hope, 1842
  • Hexarthrius rhinoceros (Olivier, 1789)
  • Hexarthrius vitalisi Didier, 1925

See also

References

  1. ↑ J.M. Maes (January 11, 2004). "Coleoptera: Lucanidae". Coleoptera.org.
  2. ↑ "Hexarthrius". Nomenclator Zoologicus.
  3. ↑ Benjamin Harink. "Genus: Hexarthrius, Rhaetulus, Rhaetus, Pseudorhaetus, Digonophorus ". Ben's Beetle Breeding Homepage. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02.


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