Odontolabis


Odontolabis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.

Description

The species of the genus Odontolabis are large, oblong and shiny. Usually males have more or less enlarged head and jaws. The head and the pronotum usually are black, while elytra are often more or less brownish or yellowish. In some species the shape of the male's jaws have several different forms.
The species of this genus are native to Southeast Asia.

List of selected species

There are approximately 61 species and subspecies in this genus:Odontolabis alces - PhilippinesOdontolabis antilope von Rothenburg, 1901 - Borneo, SumatraOdontolabis brookeana - Borneo, Sumatra, JavaOdontolabis burmeisteri - IndiaOdontolabis camela - PhilippinesOdontolabis castelnaudi Parry, 1862 - Malaya, Borneo, SumatraOdontolabis cuvera Hope, 1842 – India, VietnamOdontolabis dalmani - SumatraOdontolabis delesserti - IndiaOdontolabis eremicola Mollenkamp, 1905 - BorneoOdontolabis femoralis Waterhouse, 1887 – Thailand, BorneoOdontolabis gazella - Philippines, Malaya, Borneo, SumatraOdontolabis hitam Nagai, 1986 - SumatraOdontolabis imperialis Mollenkamp, 1904 - Philippines, Sarawak, SabahOdontolabis lacordairei - SumatraOdontolabis latipennis - MalayaOdontolabis leuthneri Boileau, 1897 - BorneoOdontolabis lowei Parry, 1873 - Borneo, Sumatra, JavaOdontolabis ludekingi – Malaya, SumatraOdontolabis macrocephala Lacroix, 1984 - Thailand, VietnamOdontolabis micros de Lisle, 1970 - SulawesiOdontolabis mollenkampi Fruhstorfer, 1898 - SumatraOdontolabis mouhoti Parry, 1864 - IndochinaOdontolabis pareoxa Bomans & Ratti, 1973 - IndiaOdontolabis picea Bomans, 1986 - SumatraOdontolabis platynota - Burma, Laos, VietnamOdontolabis quadrimaculata Kriesche, 1920 - SumatraOdontolabis relucens Mollenkamp, 1900 - SumatraOdontolabis sinensis - Southwestern ChinaOdontolabis siva – India, Taiwan, Malaya, Viet NamOdontolabis sommeri Parry, 1862 – Borneo, SumatraOdontolabis spectabilis Boileau, 1902 - SumatraOdontolabis stevensi Thomson, 1862 – Sulawesi, TimorOdontolabis versicolor - IndiaOdontolabis vollenhoveni Parry, 1864 - BorneoOdontolabis wollastoni Parry, 1864 – Malaya, SumatraOdontolabis yasuokai Mizunuma, 1994 - Sumatra