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Lucanus datunensis is a species of stag beetle endemic to the Tatun Mountain of Taiwan's Yangmingshan.It is first discovered in 1984. It is the smallest stag beetle in Taiwan and is an endangered species threatened by recent human activity.
The Chinese name of L. datunensis (大屯姬深山鍬形蟲) is named after its natural habitat and its small body size. Where 大屯 indicates Tatun Mountain and 姬 indicates princess which in Chinese symbolises small and delicate. The scientific name of the species was formed in a similar pattern where datunensis is named after the Tatun Mountain. The species has no common name in English since it is absent in English speaking regions.
Lucanus datunensis is situated in the subfamily Lucaninae within the family Lucanidae. There are a large number of species within the genus Lucanus. However, there are no known subspecies for L. datunensis. It is not closely related to any of the other 9 endemic Lucanus species in Taiwan. Instead, it is more closely related to Lucanus fortunei which is located in only found in mainland China.[1] This is believed to be due to the natural isolation caused by the environment.
Like most beetles in the genus Lucanus, the L. datunensis species are sexually dimorphic.[2] The male L. datunensis have a larger body size when compared to females, and have enlarged mandibles. Their body size is the smallest among all other stag beetles in Taiwan, the males have a body size (including the mandibles) ranging from 25–38 mm long, whereas the females only have a body size of 23–27 mm long. Both male and female L. datunensis have a russet Elytra which provides them camouflage to hide within the dirt, and hook-like claws at the end of their feet, which allow them to grab on to tree barks. Morphologically speaking Lucanus datunensis appeared to be a lot similar to Lucanus miwai, which is a distantly related species.[1] These adaptation were believed to be caused by environmental isolation and shifting of environment.
Adult Lucanus datunensiss only appear during late May and late June, which is also their mating seasons. Like most of the Lucanus species, the female would lay her egg under the soil or within a piece of rotten wood. However, due to their natural habitat, it is more common for the females to lay their egg under the soils due to the absence of trees in the region. The larval stage would last for 3–4 years to fully grown, and the adult stage would only last for 2 months. During the larval stage, Lucanus datunensis would be consuming rotten grass and soil as their major food source.[3]
Among all other stag beetles in Taiwan, L. datunensis exhibits a completely different ecology, L. datunensis can only be found in the hilltop region of Tatun Mountain. The region is at an elevation level of 800–1100 meters, which is relatively low when compared to other stag beetles species in Taiwan.[4] Two kinds of grass dominate the vegetations of this region, the dwarf bamboo and Japanese silver grass, and unlike an ordinary stag beetle habitat, there is an absence of trees in the hilltop region, although the surrounding areas of the Tatun Mountain are dominated by Machilus Castanopsis, leading to an absence of hardwoods. For other stag beetles, the hilltop region would not be an ideal habitat as they mainly feed on resins and fruit, live on tree branches, and lay their egg in rotten wood pieces. But the L. datunensis were evolved and adapted to the hilltop region.[3] L. datunensis is a significant species for the scientist due to this unique adaptation to the environment.
In the hilltop region, female L. datunensis are hard to track as most of the females tend to hide under rocks or soils even during mating seasons. The males are significantly more frequent in flights and are most commonly found hovering on the Japanese silver grasses. Unlike most stag beetles, L. datunensis are daylight beetles, they are most active during the morning from 5 am – 11 am.[1] The male L. datunensis can be found flying and hovering above the Japanese silver grass, looking for mates and food. most of the males tend to go hiding after the morning had passed, and became hard to find. These beetle remain passive in the night and are never attracted to lights in the nights.[3] Due to their behaviour pattern, it is hard to estimate their total population. Therefore the total population of the L. datunensis remained unknown.[1]
Lucanus datunensis, being the smallest stag beetle in Taiwan and have a behaviour of constantly flying on top of the grass field during the day, has a lot of predators that would feed on them. Its main predators in Taiwan are mostly birds and lizards such as Plestiodon elegans and Light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis).[5]
Since the hilltop region of Tatun Mountain is close to various tourist attractions and farmlands, human activity became the major of the Lucanus datunensis. The natural habitat of L. datunensis had drastically decreased as lands were used in the construction of roads and agriculture industry of planting teas. The pesticides used by the agriculture industry are also threatening the L. datunensis as the beetles often got closed to the farmlands due to lack of habitat. The beetles are also threatened due to over capturing for commercial uses, as the L. datunensis is now identified as an endangered species, it became rare and valuable for the insect collector, which would illegally capture the beetles.[6] One of the major concern of L. datunensis is the inbreeding of the species, as their population and habitat continued to decline, inbreeding became rather common for the beetles. The genetic similarity L. datunensis would lead to vulnerability to diseases, which further lead to mass extinction.[1]
Due to the rarity and uniqueness of L. datunensis, every year insect enthusiasts and normal tourist would go to Tatun Mountain just to see them, bringing massive amount of profit to the local tourist economy. The Taiwan government had identified these species as an endangered species and had started multiple research on the conservation of this species. Multiple laws and legislation were raised, the Yangmingshan National Park had raised multiple educational activities to raise awareness for the beetles. However in order to keep the economic value these beetles brought to the region, the government had yet to set a complete restriction to the area in order to protect the beetles from illegal trafficking.
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Lucanus datunensis is een keversoort uit de familie vliegende herten (Lucanidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1984 door Hashimoto.[1]
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Lucanus datunensis er en billeart i familien hjortebiller (Lucanidae).
En middelsstor (26-36 millimeter), rødbrun hjortebille. Hannen har forholdsvis små kjever for slekten Lucanus, disse er jevnt krummede med to butte tenner som sitter ganske tett sammen litt utenfor midten. De knebøyde antennene har vanligvis en fire-leddet vifte. Bakhodet har rundede tverrkjøler langs bakkanten. Beina er mer eller mindre rødlige. Det er en nokså liten og spinkel Lucanus-art.
Arten lever i et område av subtropisk gressmark. I motsetning til de fleste andre hjortebiller er arten dagaktiv.
Arten er utbredt på Taiwan. Arten er bare kjent fra én lokalitet og er sjelden og truet [1].
Lucanus datunensis er en billeart i familien hjortebiller (Lucanidae).
Lucanus datunensis là một loài bọ cánh cứng trong họ Lucanidae. Loài này được Hashimoto mô tả khoa học năm 1984.[1]
Lucanus datunensis là một loài bọ cánh cứng trong họ Lucanidae. Loài này được Hashimoto mô tả khoa học năm 1984.
大屯姬深山鍬形蟲（学名：Lucanus datunensis），又名大屯深山鍬形蟲[1][2]，是鍬形蟲科深山鍬形蟲屬下的一個種，為台灣的特有種生物[3]，目前僅見於北部陽明山區的大屯山上[4]。[5]
全身紅褐色，布足腿節呈黃褐色，頭部比例小（有別於同屬的親戚），大顎有較不明顯的分岔與內齒突，體長約23至38毫米（0.91至1.50英寸）[6][3]。[5]
成蟲多於每年6至7月出來活動。晝行性，雌蟲極為罕見，通常在上午較常出現。[3][5]
沒有保育類大傘的保護，就算生活在規定不能捕捉野生動物的國家公園內，性命也未必安全。罕見的大屯深山鍬形蟲經常成為少數甲蟲蒐集狂熱者覬覦的對象[6][註 1]，加上棲地遭人為破壞，使其族群的數量逐年下降。
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