A new species of stag beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from California

Authors

M. J. Paulsen, University of Nebraska State MuseumFollow

Date of this Version

2014

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0358: 1–3

Comments

Published in 2014 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsustematicentomology.org/

Copyright held by M.J. Paulsen. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License.

Abstract

A new species of Platyceroides Benesh, P. potax, n. sp., is described from the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, USA, and compared to the most similar species, Platyceroides opacus (Fall).