Pycnosiphorus franzae Weinreich,1958: 173 (orig. comb.)

Erichius franzae, male (left) and female. ...Photos by M.J. Paulsen.

Distribution of E. franzae (circles).

Distribution:

Franz's flightless stag beetle is restricted to the western slope of the Nahuelbuta Cordillera in Bio-Bio region, Arauco Province, Chile, primarily occurring west of Parque Nacional Nahuelbuta.

Taxonomy:

Paulsen, M.J. 2010. The stag beetles of southern South America (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Bulletin of University of Nebraska State Museum 24: 1-148. Available here.

Weinreich, E. 1958. Die südamerikanische Lucanidengattung Pycnosiphorus (Ins. Col.). Senckenbergiana Biologica 39: 265-288.