Image of Syndesus cornutus (Fabricius 1801)

Description:

Locality: NEW ZEALAND AK, Auckland 1026, suburb of Waterview, Heron Park. Habitat: Dead adults only observed in and under rotten macrocarpa logs. Identification: Syndesus cornutus (Fabricius, 1801). ID based on Holloway (2007). REFERENCES Holloway, B.A. 2007: Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Fauna of New Zealand, (61) Extract and PDF [See p. 74, and Fig. 23, 33, 81, 128, 129, 397-400. Appendix 4. Map 20; redescription (female, male), based on examination of non-type material from N.Z. and Australia]