Platycerus caprea

(Platycerus caprea)

Description

Platycerus caprea is a species of beetle, from the Lucanidae family and Lucaninae subfamily. It was discovered by Charles De Geer in 1774, and was thus the first known member of its genus.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

Family:Lucanidae

Genus:Platycerus

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