Serrognathus (Lasiodorcus) DIDIER, 1931

(G. = Eurytrachelus gypaetus)


 

Serrognathus (Lasiodorcus) taurus ssp. cofaisi LACROIX, 1983.

Serrognathus taurus ssp. cofaisi LACROIX, 1983.

Note : Possibly a synonym of S. (L.) taurus ssp. taurus.

Malaya.

 

Serrognathus (Lasiodorcus) taurus ssp. taurus (FABRICIUS, 1801).

Lucanus taurus FABRICIUS, 1801:250-251 [Dorcus].

Lucanus inermis FABRICIUS, 1801:250-251 [Aegus] [Sumatra].

Thunberg, 1806:198, 204; Schonherr, 1817:326; W.S. Macleay, 1819:113; Castelnau, 1840:172; Chevrolat, 1841:224; Hope, 1842:84; Hope, 1845:76; Hope & Westwood, 1845:6, 20-22; Burmeister, 1847:387, 389

Dorcus purpurascens VOLLENHOVEN, 1861:111, pl. 7 [Eurytrachelus] [purpurescens] [Sumatra].

Parry, 1863:450; Parry, 1864:49, 87-88; Gestro, 1881:320; Albers 1883:224

Eurytrachelus capito ALBERS, 1884:173, 304 [Serrognathus] [Sumatra].

Boileau, 1913:250-251; Oberthur & Houlbert, 1914:117; Nagel, 1926:119; Nagel, 1930:85; Didier, 1931:191-193; Nagel, 1933:220; Didier & Séguy, 1952:pl.104; Séguy, 1954:88; Benesh, 1960:81-83, 86; Klausnitzer, 1982:46; Lacroix, 1983:13, 16; Weng-Yew Tung, 1983:47; Nakane, 1987:137; Kawano, 1988:15; Sakaino, 1988:20; Lacroix, 1990:14; Maes, 1990:21; Haitlinger, 1991:538; Araya, Obuchi & Ochi, 1992:32; Maes, 1992:18-20; Maes, 1992:90; Bomans, 1993:399-400, 402-403; Haitlinger, 1994:193, 199; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:30-31, 271-272, pl. 109-110, 139; Suzuki, 1995:15.

Malaya = Malacca : Kedah, Perak (Kampong Sahom, Taiping--4°51N-100°41E), Pahang (Cameron Highlands);

Sumatra* : Simeulue I. = Simalur I., N. Sumatra Prov. (Medan, Berastagi), Nias I., W. Sumatra Prov. (Fort de Kock), Mentawai Is. (Siberut I., Sipora I., Pagai I.), Lampung Prov., ? (Ajer-Mantcior, Kaju Tanam, Mt. Liang Koeboeng, Kampong Boegau--Ketoengau District, Tambang Salida, Lobo Pakam, Tambang Sawah).

Natural enemies : Acarina : Canestriniidae : Noemiphela barryi.

 

Serrognathus (Lasiodorcus) taurus ssp. subtaurus MAES, 1992.

Serrognathus (Lasiodorcus) taurus ssp. subtaurus MAES, 1992.

Serrognathus taurus ssp. borneensis BOMANS, 1993 [Sabah : Kundasang, Leningau/Kimanis, Ranau, Mt. Kinabalu, Mamut Mine, Keningau--Crocker Range, Ranau--Mamut; 16 mi Kimanis, Kina Balu National Park; W. Kalimantan : Pontianak, Rjadang; S. Kalimantan : Bandjermasin].

Borneo : Sarawak, Sabah (Mt. Kinabalu, Kina Balu National Park, Mt. Kinabalu--Mamut Copper Mine, Crocker Range, Kundasang, Leningau--Kimanis, 16 mi Kimanis, Ranau), W. Kalimantan (Mt. Bawang near Singkawang, Pontianak, Rjadang), S. Kalimantan (Bandjermasin).

 

Serrognathus (Lasiodorcus) taurus ssp. gypaetus (CASTELNAU, 1840).

Lucanus gypaetus CASTELNAU, 1840 [Eurytrachellelus, Dorcus] [gyphaetus].

Lucanus falco CASTELNAU, 1840 [Java].

Lucanus vultur CASTELNAU, 1840 [Java].

Lucanus chevrolatii HOPE, 1842 [Khasi Hills].

Lucanus (Platyprosopus) dubius HOPE & WESTWOOD, 1845 [Java].

Lucanus (Platyprosopus) incertus HOPE & WESTWOOD, 1845 [Java, Manilla].

Dorcus javanus HOPE & WESTWOOD, 1845 [Java].

Lucanus (Platyprosopus) indeterminatus HOPE & WESTWOOD, 1845 [Java].

Dorcus capito BURMEISTER, 1847 [Serrognathus].

Eurytrachelus saiga (OLIVIER); Albers, 1883.

Eurytrachelus megacephalus (GORY); BOILEAU 1913.

Eurytrachelus gypaetus var. nigra NAGEL, 1933 [Serrognathus] [niger] [Java : Preanger].

Java* : W. Java (Mt. Gede), Mt. Kawie, Mt. Ardjoeno, Sukabumi, Pengalengan, Dessa Tjibogo, Preanger.

Java (5 males, 3 females in col. Ronald Cave, USA).

Note : A specimen of this subspecies was found in Hiroshima, Japan (Nakane, 1987).

Natural enemies : Acarina : Canestriniidae : Sandrophela amarae.

 

Serrognathus (Lasiodorcus) taurus ssp. jampeanus (MIZUNUMA, 1994).

Dorcus taurus ssp. jampeanus MIZUNUMA in MIZUNUMA & NAGAI, 1994:30-31, fig. 94(a-d), pl. 109, fig. 408(41-44) [Tanajampea I.].

Sulawesi : Tanajampea I., 7°02S-120°41W : Jampea, II-1992 (male HOLOTYPUS in Kanagawa Prefectural Museum, Japan) (16 males PARATYPUS in col. T. Mizunuma, Japan) (10 males PARATYPUS in col. K. Fujita, Japan) (4 males PARATYPUS in col. H. Fujita, Japan).

 

Serrognathus (Lasiodorcus) taurus ssp. cribriceps (CHEVROLAT, 1841).

Dorcus cribriceps CHEVROLAT, 1841  [Philippines].

Lucanus incertus HOPE & WESTWOOD, 1845.

Lucanus (Platyprosopus) moloschus HOPE & WESTWOOD, 1845 [Manilla].

Dorcus oryx BURMEISTER, 1847.

Serrognathus taurus var. capito ALBERS; Lacroix, 1990.

Dorcus taurus ssp. cribriceps CHEVROLAT; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:272, pl. 109, fig. 408(50-59).

Serrognathus cribriceps (CHEVROLAT); Bomans & Benoit, 2005:298.

Note : The specimens of Mindanao seems to be in both subspecies, type of moineri Lacroix but illustrations of Mizunuma & Nagai shows specimens of cribriceps.

Ø      Philippines: Babuyan Is. : Babuyan I.

Ø      Philippines: Babuyan Is. : Camiguin I., 18°57N-121°54E

Ø      Philippines: Luzon I. : Manilla, 14°35N-120°57E

Ø      Philippines: Luzon I. : Bataan

Ø      Philippines: Luzon I. : Laguna : Mt. Makiling

Ø      Philippines: Luzon I. : Banaue, V-1990 (1 male, 1 female in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø      Philippines: Luzon I. : Mountain Province, 8-VI-1987 (1 male in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø      Philippines: Mindoro I., 12°58N-121°03E

Ø      Philippines: Marinduque I., 13°24N-121°57E, III-1976 (1 male in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø      Philippines: Negros I. : Mt. Canlaon, 10°22N-123°07E

Ø      Philippines : Mindanao I.  : Mt. Apo, 7°08N-125°09E : Todaya

Ø      Philippines : Mindanao I.  : Mt. Apo, 7°08N-125°09E, III-1986 (3 males in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø      Philippines : Mindanao I.  : Mt. Kitanlad, IV/V-1990 (3 males in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø      Philippines (TYPUS of Dorcus cribriceps CHEVROLAT, 1841 was in coll. Chevrolat, which was dispersed and Lucanidae were taken buy Boileau, so perhaps are actually in MNHN, Paris).

Bibliography.

BOMANS H.E. & BENOIT P. (2005) Inventaire provisoire commenté des Coléoptères Lucanides de l’Archipel des Philippines (98eme Contribution a l’étude des Coléoptères Lucanides). Lambillionea, CV(2):283-301.

MIZUNUMA T. & NAGAI S. (1994) The Lucanid Beetles of the World. Mushi-Sha's Iconographic Series of Insects, Ed. H. Fujita, Japan. Vol. I : 337 pp., 156 pls.

 

Serrognathus (Lasiodorcus) taurus ssp. moineri LACROIX, 1983.

Dorcus moineri LACROIX, 1983 (Mindanao : Sureya).

Dorcus taurus ssp. moineri (LACROIX); Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:272, pl. 109, fig. 408(45-49).

Serrognathus moineri LACROIX; Bomans & Benoit, 2005:298.

Ø      Philippines : Mindanao I. : Sureya, VII-1977 (Male TYPUS in coll. J.P. Lacroix, France).

Ø      Philippines : Palawan I. : Brooke's Point, 8°54N-118°00E, III-1984 (3 males, 1 female in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø      Philippines : Palawan I., IX-1987 (1 male in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Note : Males of all taurus subspecies are dimorphics, there are normal males and males of the form commonly called capito.

Bibliography.

BOMANS H.E. & BENOIT P. (2005) Inventaire provisoire commenté des Coléoptères Lucanides de l’Archipel des Philippines (98eme Contribution a l’étude des Coléoptères Lucanides). Lambillionea, CV(2):283-301.

MIZUNUMA T. & NAGAI S. (1994) The Lucanid Beetles of the World. Mushi-Sha's Iconographic Series of Insects, Ed. H. Fujita, Japan. Vol. I : 337 pp., 156 pls.

 


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