Aegus fornicatus

Description

Aegus fornicatus is a species of beetle. It was first described by Gustav Fridolin Albers in 1889. Aegus fornicatus belongs to the genus Aegus, and family Lucanidae. Aegus is a genus of stag beetles in the family Lucanidae. Comprising about 260 species in the genus, they are placed in the largest subfamily Lucaninae. They are distributed in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific countries, but introduced accidentally to many parts of the islands. Primarily saproxylic, adult beetles and grubs are commonly found in decaying wood and stumps with abundant fungal growth.