genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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stag beetle
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 ...
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endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
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New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
Mitophyllus parrianus
''Mitophyllus parrianus'', is a species of stag beetle native to New Zealand. ''M. parrianus'' is found throughout the North
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Mitophyllus reflexus
''Mitophyllus'' is a genus of large stag beetles Endemism, endemic to New Zealand.
Species
*''Mitophyllus alboguttatus''
*''Mitophyllus angusticeps''
*''Mitophyllus arcuatus''
*''Mitophyllus dispar''
*''Mitophyllus falcatus''
*''Mitophyllus fove ...
Taxonomy of Lucanidae
The Lucanidae are a family of beetles that include the stag beetles. The family can be further subdivided in a taxonomy. The classification presented here follows Smith (2006), with the exception of the tribal classification within the Lucaninae.
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