Odontolabis delesserti
| Odontolabis delesserti | |
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| Odontolabis delesserti, adult female and male from National Museum (Prague) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Odontolabis |
| Species: | O. delesserti |
| Binomial name | |
| Odontolabis delesserti (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) | |
Odontolabis delesserti is a quite rare species of beetles belonging to the Lucanidae family.
Description
Odontolabis delesserti reaches a length of about 33–81 millimetres (1.3–3.2 in).[1] In the males the head is large, with large jaws. The head and the pronotum are dark brown, while elytra are shiny and yellowish, with a triangular dark brown marking.
Distribution
Odontolabis delesserti can be found only in south western India.[2]
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