Dorcus parallelipipedus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Lesser Stag Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDorcus parallelipipedus (Lesser Stag Beetle)
FamilyLUCANIDAE (stag and rhinocerus beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dorcus parallelipipedus (Lesser Stag Beetle) :
1: Dorcus parallelipipedus (Lesser Stag Beetle)
3 Oct 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
larva, in chamber of wood fragments, under rotting wood, at ground level.
Image 1: Larva in chamberImage 2: Larva in chamber (2)Image 3: Larva in chamber - close-upImage 4: Larva in chamber - close-up (2)Image 5: Larva in chamber - close-up (3)Image 6: Larva in chamber - close-up (4)Image 7: Larva in chamber - close-up (5)Image 8: Larva in chamber - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Larva in chamber - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Dorcus parallelipipedus (Lesser Stag Beetle)
20 May 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in garden
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 3: Female - dorso-lateral view - natural backgroundImage 4: Female - dorso-lateral view - natural background (2)Image 5: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 6: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 7: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlargedImage 8: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 9: Female - ventral view - enlarged
3: Dorcus parallelipipedus (Lesser Stag Beetle)
14 Jun 2008 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up (2)
4: Dorcus parallelipipedus (Lesser Stag Beetle) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
12 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU40 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
2 large larvae under very rotten, sodden wood
Image 1: Larvae - side viewsImage 2: Larva - side view - close-upImage 3: Larva - side view - close-up (2)Image 4: Larva - underside view - close-upImage 5: Larva - underside view - close-up (2)Image 6: Larva - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Larva - foreparts - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Larva - foreparts - side view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Larva - foreparts - side view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 10: Larva - foreparts - underside view - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Larva - tail - side view - close-up - enlarged
5: Dorcus parallelipipedus (Lesser Stag Beetle)
5 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, in fallen ?Beech log
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view (3)Image 4: Male - dorsal view (4)Image 5: Male - head and thorax - dorsal - close-upImage 6: Male - ventralImage 7: Male - ventral (2)

Dorcus parallelipipedus (Lesser Stag Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dorcus parallelipipedus (Lesser Stag Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dorcus parallelipipedus (Lesser Stag Beetle)
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