Lucanus tetraodon is a stag beetle of the family Lucanidae.[1] [2]
Similar to Lucanus cervus and Lucanus capreolus it is, with a length of 30–48 mm, a relatively large lucanid beetle of the genus Lucanus. The male has long, curved upper jaws, while female's are shorter.[2]
This species is diffused in Central and Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Southern France, Albania, Greece and Algeria.[3] It is diffused in the mesophilic woods and in the maquis shrubland.