Platycerus hongwonpyoi

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Platycerus hongwonpyoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Platycerus
Species:
P. hongwonpyoi
Binomial name
Platycerus hongwonpyoi
Imura & Choe, 1989

Platycerus hongwonpyoi is a species of stag beetle, from the Lucinidae family and Lucaninae subfamily. It was discovered in Korea by Imura and Choe in 1989.[1]

The species has numerous sub-species, including:[2]

  • Platycerus hongwonpyoi dabashanensis (Okuda, 1997)
  • Platycerus hongwonpyoi funiuensis (Imura, 2005)
  • Platycerus hongwonpyoi merkli (Imura & Choe, 1989)
  • Platycerus hongwonpyoi mongolicus (Imura & Bartolozzi, 2006)
  • Platycerus hongwonpyoi quanbaoshanus (Imura, 2011)
  • Platycerus hongwonpyoi quinlingensis (Imura, 1993)
  • Platycerus hongwonpyoi shennongjianus (Imura, 2008)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Imura, Y.; Choe, K. (1989). "A new species and its subspecies of the genus Platycerus from Korea (Coleoptera, Lucanidae)". Korean Journal of Entomology. 19 (1): 19–24.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life - 30th November 2016: Platycerus hongwonpyoi". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2016-12-10.