Museum, University of Nebraska State
Date of this Version
2009
Citation
Paulsen MJ, Caterino MS (2009) The Platycerus (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) of California, with the recognition of Platycerus cribripennis Van Dyke as a valid species. ZooKeys 8: 89-94. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.8.118
Abstract
Th e status of Platycerus cribripennis Van Dyke, generally treated as a synonym of P. marginalis Casey, has been unclear. Here we recognize and redescribe P. cribripennis, which is endemic to the coastal mountains of California, as a valid species due to its unique morphology. A key to the Platycerus of California is presented, and the distributions of the recognized species are discussed.
Comments
Copyright M.J. Paulsen, Michael S. Caterino. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.