Sapphire Coast InsectsSyndesus cornutus

Syndesus cornutus, an Australian beetle in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, family Lucanidae, common name include Lucanid Decay Borer in the Stag Beetle group. Measures approximately 13 mm in length.

Syndesus cornutus, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Syndesus cornutus, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Syndesus cornutus, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Syndesus cornutus, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Syndesus cornutus, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Syndesus cornutus, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Syndesus cornutus, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Syndesus cornutus, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Syndesus cornutus, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Syndesus cornutus, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor

  • Scientific Classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
  • Family: Lucanidae
  • Subfamily: Syndesinae
  • Genus: Syndesus
  • Species: Syndesus cornutus

Footnote & References

  1. Syndesus cornutus, Photographs © Deb Taylor
  2. Syndesus cornutus (Fabricius, 1801), Lucanid Decay Borer, Atlas of Livin Australia,, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Syndesus cornutus

Sapphire Coast InsectsSyndesus cornutus

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