Dorcus genus - Dorcus genus

Japanese: オオカブトムシ属 - おおかぶとむしぞく
Dorcus genus - Dorcus genus

...The larvae grow in rotting wood and humus. There are six recorded species of the Dynastes genus, all of which are found in the Americas. The Neptunian beetle D. neptunus , found only on the continental side of South America, is entirely black, but is known as a large species along with the Hercules beetle.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Stag Beetle genus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…幼虫は朽木や腐植土の中で育つ。オオカブトムシ属Dynastesは6種記録されているが,いずれもアメリカ大陸に分布する。南アメリカの大陸側にのみ分布するネプチュンオオカブトムシD.neptunusは全体が黒いが,ヘラクレスオオカブトムシとともに大型の種類として知られる。…

※「オオカブトムシ属」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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