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Apterocyclus munroi Sharp, 1908
.....Apterocyclusmunroi Sharp in Sharp & Scott, 1908: 403. (orig. comb.)
..........Apterocyclus adpropinquans Sharp in Sharp & Scott, 1908: 404. (synonym)
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A. munroi Sharp, holotype male (BMNH). Photo by M.J. Paulsen |
Distribution: USA: Hawai'i: Kauai I.
Taxonomy:
Paulsen, M.J. and D.C. Hawks. 2014. A review of the primary types of the Hawaiian stag beetle genus Apterocyclus Waterhouse (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae), with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 433: 77–88. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.433.8022
Sharp, D. and H. Scott 1908. Coleoptera In: (D. Sharp, ed.) Fauna Hawaiiensis or the Zoology of the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Isles. Volume 3 (5): 367-579, plates XIII - XVI.
Remarks:
No recent specimens of this species have been located in institutions, and the female of the species is unknown. This species is under considerable peril due to introduced rats, and is possibly nearing extinction or already extinct.
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