Dorcus curvidens

Dorcus curvidens
Dorcus curvidens, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Dorcus
Species: D. curvidens
Binomial name
Dorcus curvidens
(Hope, 1840)

Dorcus curvidens is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. It is also known as the Ookuwagata beetle in Japan. Its shell is less shiny than others, and the shell is flatter than other stag beetles.

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