Westwood-1844

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  • Platycerus oregonensis

    Oregon Stag Beetle

    Platycerus oregonensis is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae, first described by John O. Westwood in 1844. It is commonly known as the Oregon Stag Beetle. The species belongs to the subfamily Lucaninae and is part of the genus Platycerus, which contains small to medium-sized stag beetles with distinctive mandible morphology.