African great stag beetle

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phylum Arthropoda Mesotopus tarandus, commonly known as African great stag beetle, is a species of beetle of the monotypic genus Mesotopus, family Lucanidae. The species was scientifically described by Nils Samuel Swederus in 1787. It lives in West Africa and Congo.

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Class Insecta
order Coleoptera
superfamily Scarabaeoidea
family Lucanidae
genus Mesotopus
species M. tarandus