''Lamprima imberbis'' is a species of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
in the family
Lucanidae
Stag beetles are a family of about 1,200 species of beetles in the family Lucanidae, currently classified in four subfamilies.Smith, A.B.T. (2006). A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections ...
; for much of its history it was treated as a synonym of ''
Lamprima aurata
The golden stag beetle (''Lamprima aurata'') is a species of beetles in the family Lucanidae. In Tasmania, this species is referred to by the "common name" of Christmas beetle, a name that is normally used for beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, ...
'', but was restored to independent status in 2018.
[C.A.M. Reid, K. Smith, M. Beatson (2018) Revision of the Genus ''Lamprima'' Latreille, 1804 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Zootaxa. 4446(2); 151–202. ]
Of the five species in the genus ''Lamprima'', only two occur on the Australian mainland: ''L. aurata'' and ''L. imberbis''. The former is widely distributed, while ''imberbis'' is restricted to northeastern
New South Wales
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, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
.
References
Beetles of Australia
Beetles described in 1926
Lampriminae
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