Biology:Apterocyclus kawaii

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Apterocyclus kawaii
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Apterocyclus kawaii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lucaninae
Tribe: Lucanini
Genus: Apterocyclus
Species:
A. kawaii
Binomial name
Apterocyclus kawaii
Paulsen & Hawks, 2014[1]

Apterocyclus kawaii is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands.[2][1][3]

Only two specimens of this species are known. One was collected in 1978 in the Makaweli area of Kauai. The other was collected in 1996, on a Kauai footpath at 1000m elevation, damaged and apparently stepped on. It was discussed in a 1997 paper as the rediscovery of Apterocyclus honoluluensis.[1][4]

Apterocyclus kawaii can be identified by its distinctive mandibles and front tibia.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Paulsen, M. J.; Hawks, David C. (2014). "A review of the primary types of the Hawaiian stag beetle genus Apterocyclus Waterhouse (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae), with the description of a new species". ZooKeys (433): 77–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.433.8022. PMID 25152674. 
  2. "Apterocyclus kawaii". https://www.gbif.org/species/7642094. Retrieved 2019-10-18. 
  3. Abbott, J.C.; Petr, D. (1997). "Rediscovery of Apterocyclus honoluluensis Waterhouse on Kauai (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)". Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 49 (19). 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q21244194 entry