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Orotrupes Amorim & Paulsen, 2026
.....Orotrupes Amorim & Paulsen, 2026: 3 (original combination)

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Scarabaeoidea
Lucanidae
Lucaninae
 
Lucaninae Genera

Aegognathus
Altitatiayus
Andinolucanus
Arnaudius
Apterocyclus
Apterodorcus
Auxicerus
Brasilucanus
Caenolethrus
Cantharolethrus
Casignetus
Charagmophorus
Chiasognathus
Chileistomus
Dorcus
Erichius
Incadorcus
Leptinopterus
Lucanus
Macrocrates
Metadorcinus
Metadorcus
Montesinus
Orotrupes
Onorelucanus
Platyceroides
Platycerus
Pycnosiphorus
Sclerodorcinus
Sclerostomulus
Sclerostomus
Scortizus
Sphaenognathus
Zikanius

 

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Orotrupes pair

O. asenjoi male (left) and female (right).
Photo by PC Grossi
 

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Distribution of O. asenjoi

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
 

Distribution: Peru: La Libertad: Pataz

 

Description:

 
Amorim MCF, Paulsen MJ, Figueroa L, Grossi PC. 2026. A surprising new fightless stag beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) genus and species from Peru. Insecta Mundi 1169: 1–12.
 
 
 

Remarks: This newly discovered genus of flightless chiasognathines is found at very high elevation (3700-4000 m).

 
   
 

Composition: 1 species.

 

 

 

Species profile:

O. asenjoi Amorim & Grossi

 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
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Author: M. J. Paulsen
Generated on:
10/FEB/2026
University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology