Platycerus caraboides

Scientific profile

Platycerus caraboides is a small beetle of the family Lucanidae, with an average body length of 1.1 centimetres and a mass of 0.067 grams. The body is relatively round, with a width of approximately 4.3 millimetres and a height of 3.1 millimetres. The elytra are 7.0 millimetres long. The head measures 2.6 millimetres in width and 1.5 millimetres in length, bearing mandibles of 1.0 millimetre. The antennae are 2.5 millimetres long. The wings have a length of 11.5 millimetres and an area of 36 square millimetres, giving a wing loading of 1.86. The legs are of moderate size, with front femora 1.9 millimetres and hind femora 2.3 millimetres long. Hairiness is present on the head and the ventral abdomen, while the dorsal pronotum and abdomen are smooth. The overall colour lightness is recorded as 107.27.