Figulus incertus

Figulus incertus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lucaninae
Tribe: Figulini
Genus: Figulus
Species: F. incertus
Binomial name
Figulus incertus
Bomans, 1987

Figulus incertus is a species of stag beetle (insects of the family Lucanidae).

Geographical distribution

The species is found in New Guinea.[1] Originally recorded only from Redscar Bay, it was later also found approximately 780 km from there, in a sample of rotten Hevea brasiliensis wood from East Sepik Province.[2]

References

  1. Hallan, Joel (2010-06-06). "Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World". Biology Catalog of Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  2. Hawkeswood, T. J. & H. E. Bomans (1992). "Notes on a small collection of Lucanidae from northern Papua New Guinea (Insecta, Coleoptera)". Spixiana. 15 (2): 137–142.
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