Hexarthrius Explained

Hexarthrius is a genus of large stag beetles. They are also known as fork horned stag beetles for the shape for their mandibles^[1] It includes the following species:^[2]

• Hexarthrius aduncus Jordan & Rothschild, 1894
• Hexarthrius andreasi Schenk, 2003
• Hexarthrius bowringii Parry, 1862
• Hexarthrius buquettii (Hope, 1843)
• Hexarthrius davisoni Waterhouse, 1888
• Hexarthrius forsteri (Hope, 1840)
• Hexarthrius howdeni De Lisle, 1972
• Hexarthrius kirchneri Schenk, 2003
• Hexarthrius mandibularis Deyrolle, 1881
• Hexarthrius melchioritis Séguy, 1954
• Hexarthrius mniszechi (Thomson, 1857)
• Hexarthrius nigritus Lacroix, 1990
• Hexarthrius parryi Hope, 1842
• Hexarthrius rhinoceros (Olivier, 1789)
• Hexarthrius vitalisi Didier, 1925

See also

• Taxonomy of Lucanidae

External links

• Le Lucanidae du Monde: Hexarthrius picture gallery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hexarthrius. Nomenclator Zoologicus.
2. Web site: Genus: Hexarthrius, Rhaetulus, Rhaetus, Pseudorhaetus, Digonophorus . Ben's Beetle Breeding Homepage . Benjamin Harink . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402234845/http://www.harink.com/benjamin/G%20Hexarthrius.htm . 2012-04-02 .