Prosopocoilus tragulus

Prosopocoilus tragulus
Prosopocoilus tragulus from Indonesia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Prosopocoilus
Species: P. tragulus
Binomial name
Prosopocoilus tragulus
(Vollenhoven, 1861)

Prosopocoilus tragulus is a species of beetles belonging to the Lucanidae family.


Description

Prosopocoilus tragulus can reach a length of about 23–59 millimetres (0.91–2.32 in) in males, of about 25–32 millimetres (0.98–1.26 in) in females.

Distribution

This species occurs in Indonesia and New Guinea.

References

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