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Chiasognathus

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Chiasognathus
Chiasognathus grantii, Darwin's beetle or Grant's stag beetle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lucaninae
Genus: Chiasognathus
Stephens, 1831 [1]

Chiasognathus is a genus of stag beetles found in Argentina and Chile. It includes seven species:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b M. J. Paulsen (June 23, 2009). "Annotated Checklist of the New World Lucanidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  2. ^ M. J. Paulsen & Andrew B. T. Smith (2010). "Revision of the genus Chiasognathus Stephens of southern South America with the description of a new species (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae, Chiasognathini)" (PDF). ZooKeys (43): 33–63. doi:10.3897/zookeys.43.397.
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