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Field Notes

Description:

Stag beetle, approx. 4cm long, yet to search for sp.

Habitat:

Sub-alpine Woodland

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
MartinL
The elbowed antennae place it into Lucanidae, as you suspected. This link is a good place to start. https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera/suborder-polyphaga/lucanidae-stag-beetles/genus-lissotes
Vinny
I'm not really in the knowing about beetles but general shape of parts is similar to some Carabidae, couldn't find anything specific though.
bayucca
Agree with Lucanidae, but no IDeas about the genus, though... http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2d624ea7-4c70-436a-899f-c4377c1122d4#tab_gallery https://www.flickr.com/photos/22953763@N02/5347835957 http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/australia,lucanidae/Interesting

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PublishedDecember 29, 2014

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