Hexarthrius parryi
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Hexarthrius parryi is a species
of large stag beetle
s. It belongs to the genus
Hexarthrius
of the tribe
Lucanini. It is classified under the subfamily Lucaninae
of the stag beetle family
Lucanidae. It contains several subspecies
:
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of large stag beetle
Stag beetle
Stag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow up to over 12 cm , but most are about 5 cm .-Overview:...
s. It belongs to the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Hexarthrius
Hexarthrius
Hexarthrius is a genus of large stag beetles. It includes the following species:*Hexarthrius aduncus*Hexarthrius andreasi*Hexarthrius bowringii*Hexarthrius buquettii*Hexarthrius davisoni*Hexarthrius forsteri...
of the tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
Lucanini. It is classified under the subfamily Lucaninae
Lucaninae
Lucaninae is the largest subfamily of the stag beetles .Characteristics include partial to complete division of the eyes by a canthus, geniculate antennae, and distinctly separated coxae...
of the stag beetle family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Lucanidae. It contains several subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
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- Hexarthrius parryi deyrollei Parry, 1864
- Hexarthrius parryi elongatus Jordan,1894
- Hexarthrius parryi paradoxus Mollenkamp, 1898
- Hexarthrius parryi parryi Hope, 1842