Field observation of Dorcus parallelipipedus feeding on the remains of Lucanus cervus cervus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

Gianluca Nardi; Marco Bardiani

doi:10.13133/2284-4880/1745

Field observation of Dorcus parallelipipedus feeding on the remains of Lucanus cervus cervus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

Authors

Gianluca Nardi Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversita' Forestale "Bosco della Fontana" - Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Marmirolo (Mantova)
Marco Bardiani Centro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità “Bosco Fontana”, Strada Mantova, 29, I-46045 Marmirolo (MN), Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/1745

Keywords:

Corvus, saproxylic beetles, entomophagy, Po Plain, Nature Reserve, Habitats Directive

Abstract

A male of Dorcus parallelipipedus (Linnaeus, 1758) feeding on the remains of a Lucanus cervus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) female, which was probably preyed by a Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix Linnaeus, 1758) was observed and filmed in a relict oak-hornbeam forest of the Po Plain (N Italy, Lombardy region, Mantua province). This unusual behaviour is discussed and similar activities (cannibalism and entomophagy) of lucanids are highlighted.

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Male of Dorcus parallelipipedus feeding on the remains of Lucanus cervus

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Published

2025-06-30

How to Cite

Nardi, G. and Bardiani, M. (2025) “Field observation of Dorcus parallelipipedus feeding on the remains of Lucanus cervus cervus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)”, Fragmenta entomologica, 57(1), pp. 109–112. doi: 10.13133/2284-4880/1745.