Lucanus maculifemoratus

Lucanus maculifemoratus is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. This species is known as Miyama stag beetle, or deep mountain stag beetle, in Japan. These beetles have a light covering of golden hair on their back, mostly around the rear edges.

Lucanus maculifemoratus
Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Lucanidae
Genus:	Lucanus
Species:	L. maculifemoratus
Binomial name
Lucanus maculifemoratus Motschulsky, 1861

Lucanus maculifemoratus is known from northeastern Asia, including Japan, Korea, China and Russia, Taiwan.^[1][2]

Subspecies

• Lucanus maculifemoratus
  • Lucanus maculifemoratus adachii
  • Lucanus maculifemoratus boileaui
  • Lucanus maculifemoratus ferriei
  • Lucanus maculifemoratus jilinensis
  • Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus
  • Lucanus maculifemoratus taiwanus

L.dybowski was considered a sub-species of L.maculifemoratus but is now considered an independent species.

Gallery

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  Lucanus maculifemoratus taiwanus
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  Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus