Mallodon dasystomus

[Lucanus]

Female

Male

Note that males have rectangular pronotum while females have rounded pronotum.

 

[Philibugman]

Female

Male

Note that males have rectangular pronotum while females have rounded pronotum.

Pronotum is the key, what about size. The male seems a bit smaller, or is the one in the pic just a small fellow.

Thanks for the visual info.

 

[Lucanus]

Pronotum is the key, what about size. The male seems a bit smaller, or is the one in the pic just a small fellow.

Thanks for the visual info.

Size doesn't matter since the male in the picture is a minor male. I have much bigger male but I haven't taken a picture of him yet.

 

[Sara]

I had never seen a minor before thanks for posting this NEAT!!!