Odontolabis delesserti is a quite rare species of beetle

Beetle

Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...

s belonging to the Lucanidae family.

Description

Odontolabis delesserti reaches a length of about 65–80 mm (2.6–3.1 ) in the males and about 45 millimetres (1.8 in) in the females. In the males the head is large, with large jaws. The head and the pronotum are dark brown, while elytra are shiny and yellowish, with a triangular dark brown marking.

External links

• Online Insect Museum
• Odontolabis delesserti