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........Platycerus quercus (Weber, 1801) |
Lucanus quercus Weber, 1801: 85. (original combination)
P. securidens Knoch, 1868: 961. (nom. nudum)
P. scaritoides Sturm, 1843: 136. (nom. nudum)
P. angustus Casey, 1909: 280. (synonym)
P. iowanus Casey, 1909: 280. (synonym)
P. peregrinus Casey, 1909: 280. (synonym)
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Male head and mandibles. |
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P. quercus, male.
Photo
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Distribution
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P. quercus, male.
Photo
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Biology:
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Hoffman,
C.H. 1937. Biological notes on Pseudolucanus placidus Say, Platycerus quercus Weber and Ceruchus piceus Weber (Lucanidae, Coleoptera). Entomological News 48: 281-284.
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Mathieu, J. M. 1969. Mating behavior of five species of Lucanidae (Coleoptera: Insecta). Canadian Entomologist 101: 1054-1062.
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Riley,
C.V. 1870. A new pear-tree insect. Canadian Entomologist 65: 106-115.
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Distribution:
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Ratcliffe, B.C. 1991. The Passalidae and Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of Nebraska. Great Plains Research 1: 249-282.
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Riley, E. G. and C. S. Wolfe. 2003. An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement, no. 26. 37 pp.
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Smith, A.B.T & M.J. Paulsen. 2017. Corrections to the nomenclature of three species of North American Lucanidae (Coleoptera). Coleopterists Bulletin 71(3): 571-577.
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Author: M.
J. Paulsen
Generated on: 9/OCT/2006. Modified 26/SEP/2017.
University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology
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