Geodorcus philpotti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lucanidae |
Genus: | Geodorcus |
Species: | G. philpotti
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Binomial name | |
Geodorcus philpotti (Broun, 1914)[1]
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Synonyms | |
Lissotes philpotti Broun, 1914[1] |
Geodorcus philpotti is a large flightless species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It was named by Major Thomas Broun after Mr A. Philpott, who discovered it at Hump Ridge near Invercargill.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.