Serrognathus taurus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Lucanidae which was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801.
Description Serrognathus taurus reaches a length of about in males and about in females. In males the head is large with large jaws. The head and the pronotum are dark brown, while elytra are clearer.
Distribution Serrognathus taurus can be found in Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised: Serrognathus taurus cribriceps (Chevrolat, 1841) – Luzón, Negros, Mindoro and Mindanao Serrognathus taurus gypaetus (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840) – Java Serrognathus taurus jampeanus (Mizunuma in Mizunuma and Shinji Nagai, 1994) – Sulawesi Serrognathus taurus minor (Okuda, 2013) Serrognathus taurus moinieri (Lacroix, 1983) Serrognathus taurus subtaurus Maes, 1992 Serrognathus taurus taurus (Fabricius, 1801) – Sumatra and Malay Peninsula
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