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Classification ........Lucanus placidus Say,1825

L. placidus Say, 1825: 202. (orig. comb.)
L. lentus
Laporte, 1840: 171. (synonym)
L. rupicapra Dejean, 1833: 174. (nomen nudum)

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Scarabaeoidea
Lucanidae
Lucaninae
 
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placidus map
........L. placidus, male.
........Photo by M.J. Paulsen
  ....Distribution of L. placidus.

 

Biology:

Hoffman, C.H. 1937. Biological notes on Pseudolucanus placidus Say, Platycerus quercus Weber and Ceruchus piceus Weber (Lucanidae, Coleoptera). Entomological News 48: 281-284.

Mathieu, J. M. 1969. Mating behavior of five species of Lucanidae (Coleoptera: Insecta). Canadian Entomologist 101: 1054-1062.

 
 

Milne, L.J. 1933. Notes on Pseudolucanus placidus (Say) (Lucanidae, Coleoptera). Canadian Entomologist 65: 106-115.

 
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Author: M. J. Paulsen
Generated on:
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University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology