Odontolabis

Odontolabis
Odontolabis delesserti, adult female and male from National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Odontolabis
Hope, 1842

Odontolabis is a genus of beetles belonging to the Lucanidae family.

Description

The species of the genus Odontolabis are large (males up to 9 cm), oblong and shiny. Usually males have more or less enlarged head and jaws. The head and the pronotum usually are black, while elytra are often more or less brownish or yellowish. In some species the shape of the male's jaws have several different forms (polymorphism).

The species of this genus are native to Southeast Asia.

List of selected species

There are approximately 61 species and subspecies in this genus:

References


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