- Source: Dorcus rectus
Dorcus rectus, the little stag beetle, is a species of beetles in the family Lucanidae. It can be found in China(Liaoning), Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Russia. These beetles have a distinctive red shell that separates them from Dorcus curvidens. Males of this species have been observed to have mandible trimorphism, a characteristic that has only been described in two species of Lucanidae—with the other one being Odontolabis cuvera—"and a small number of other invertebrates" as of 2017. The mandibles are used by males as weapons.
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Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Dorcus rectus
- Dorcus hopei
- Dorcus
- Taxonomy of Lucanidae
- Odontolabis cuvera
- List of coleopterans of Sri Lanka
