''Geodorcus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae. They are endemic to New Zealand. All ''Geodorcus'' species are protected under Schedule 7 of The 1953 Wildlife Act, making it an offense to hunt, kill or possess a specimen.

List of species

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Geodorcus alsobius ''Geodorcus alsobius'', or Moehau stag beetle, is a large flightless species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found only on Mt Moehau, the highest mountain in the Moehau Range on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand. Descriptio ...

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Geodorcus auriculatus ''Geodorcus auriculatus'' is a large flightless stag beetle that is found in the southern part of the Coromandel Peninsula and on Mount Te Aroha in the Kaimai range of New Zealand. Description ''Geodorcus auriculatus'' are large dull to gloss ...

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Geodorcus capito ''Geodorcus capito'' is a large flightless species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is endemic to the Chatham Islands in New Zealand. Description The exoskeleton of ''Geodorcus capito'' varies in colour from glossy black to brownish b ...

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Geodorcus helmsi ''Geodorcus helmsi'', known as New Zealand giant stag beetle or Helms's stag beetle, is a large, slow-moving, flightless stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. Description ''Geodorcus helmsi'' varies in col ...

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Geodorcus ithaginis ''Geodorcus ithaginis'', the Mokohinau stag beetle, is a large flightless species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It was described by Thomas Broun in 1893 after being discovered in the Mokohinau Islands by Andreas Stewart Sandager, a li ...

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Geodorcus montivagus ''Geodorcus montivagus'' is a large flightless species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is known from only one female specimen found on the Victoria Range in New Zealand. It was found in tussock at above sea level. Description The s ...

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Geodorcus novaezealandiae ''Geodorcus novaezealandiae'' is a large flightless species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is the type species and smallest member of the genus ''Geodorcus''. It is endemic to New Zealand. Description This species is considerably ...

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Geodorcus philpotti ''Geodorcus philpotti'' is a large flightless species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It was named by Major Thomas Broun after Mr A. Philpott, who discovered it at Hump Ridge near Invercargill. It is endemic to New Zealand. Descriptio ...

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Geodorcus servandus ''Geodorcus servandus'' is a large flightless species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It was discovered by P.R. Kettle in December 1960 and this holotype specimen is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. It was first described b ...

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Geodorcus sororum ''Geodorcus sororum'' is a large flightless species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It was discovered in 1973 by Mr. A. Wright on an expedition to Middle Sister Island/Te Awanui, one of The Sisters (New Zealand), The Sisters Islands/Ran ...

References

Lucanidae genera Lucaninae Beetles of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand {{Lucanidae-stub