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Eastern American Stag Beetle

Dorcus brevis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Lucanidae

Dorcus brevis is a species of stag beetle that can be found in the Eastern United States. Dorcus brevis can be distinguished from the closely related Dorcus parallelus by its proportionally broader body, smooth elytra, and relatively short mandibles. In females, the mandibles are unidentate, while in Dorcus parallelus they are bidentate.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 111