''Lucanus maculifemoratus'' is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. This species is known as Miyama stag beetle, or deep mountain stag beetle, in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. These beetles have a light covering of golden hair on their back, mostly around the rear edges. ''Lucanus maculifemoratus'' is known from northeastern Asia, including Japan, Korea, China and Russia, Taiwan.

Subspecies

* ''Lucanus maculifemoratus'' ** ''Lucanus maculifemoratus adachii'' ** ''Lucanus maculifemoratus boileaui'' ** ''Lucanus maculifemoratus ferriei'' ** ''Lucanus maculifemoratus jilinensis'' ** ''Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus'' ** ''Lucanus maculifemoratus taiwanus'' L.dybowski was considered a sub-species of L.maculifemoratus but is now considered an independent species.

Gallery

Image:Lucanus maculifemoratus taiwanus sjh.jpg, ''Lucanus maculifemoratus taiwanus'' Image:Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus sjh.jpg, ''Lucanus maculifemoratus maculifemoratus''

References

maculifemoratus Beetles of Asia Insects of Japan Insects of Korea Insects of Russia Taxa named by Victor Motschulsky Beetles described in 1861 {{Lucanidae-stub