Apterodorcus bacchus

Description

Apterodorcus bacchus is a beetle that belongs to the family Deer beetles (Lucanidae) in the group Scarabaeoidea. It lives in South America. A medium-sized (up to 31 millimeters), powerful, dull black deer beetle. The body is relatively wide, and more arched than most other deer beetles, the coverts are relatively short and rounded. The male's jaws are moderately enlarged, curved with a few gnarled teeth and the head has a strong whale behind the facet eyes. The antennae are medium long with a three-jointed fan. Pronotum is rounded, almost twice as long as wide. The sides of the pronotum and the coverts are densely and strongly punctured. The female is very similar to the male except that the jaws are slightly smaller. The species lives in southern beech (Nothofagus) forest. They have regenerated flight wings and cannot fly. The species is widespread in Chile and Argentina. Apterodorcus is a genus of beetles. Apterodorcus belongs to the family Lucanidae.