When morphological identification meets genetic data: the case of Lucanus cervus and L. tetraodon (Coleoptera, Lucanidae)

• Published in: Journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 197 - 205
• Main Authors: Solano, Emanuela, Thomaes, Arno, Cox, Karen, Carpaneto, Giuseppe Maria, Cortellessa, Silvia, Baviera, Cosimo, Bartolozzi, Luca, Zilioli, Michele, Casiraghi, Maurizio, Audisio, Paolo, Antonini, Gloria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2016; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Coleoptera; Habitats Directive; hybridization; Lucanidae; Lucanus cervus; mtDNA; stag beetles; Tetraodon; Wingless; MED, Italy

The European stag beetle Lucanus cervus, widely distributed across Europe and in some Near East countries, is one of the best known coleopteran species listed in the European Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and it is considered a flagship species for conservation of saproxylic fauna. Lucanus tetraodon...