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King Stag Beetle Case

Frederick Parkhurst Dodd

Queensland Museum Network

Queensland Museum Network
Brisbane, Australia

This case contains specimens of Australia’s most magnificent beetle, Mueller’s Stag Beetle (Phalacrognathus muelleri). It is restricted to the rainforests of the Cairns region where it breeds in rotten logs. Note the great variation in length of jaws.

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