Odontolabis delesserti | |
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Odontolabis delesserti, adult female and male from National Museum (Prague) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lucanidae |
Genus: | Odontolabis |
Species: | O. delesserti |
Binomial name | |
Odontolabis delesserti (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) |
Odontolabis delesserti is a quite rare species of beetles belonging to the Lucanidae family.
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Odontolabis delesserti reaches a length of about 33–81 millimetres (1.3–3.2 in). [1] In the males the head is large, with large jaws. The head and the pronotum are dark brown, while elytra are shiny and yellowish, with a triangular dark brown marking.
Odontolabis delesserti can be found only in south western India. [2]