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Platycerus caprea

species of beetles

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 30, 2024
Entity authorityQ1041006 ↗
Source-derived summary

Platycerus caprea is a species of beetle, from the subfamily Lucaninae of family Lucanidae. It was discovered by Charles De Geer in 1774, and was thus the first known member of its genus.

Appearance

It has a dark blue body 10–13 mm in length, which is smaller than that of Platycerus caraboides, with which they are easy to confuse.

Geographical distribution

It is Eurasian, and can be found in the Ural Mountains as well as in Turkey.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Platycerus caprea” as species of beetles. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1774—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Platycerus, caprea and species can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as species of beetles. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 30, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q1041006. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1774.

Critical limits

Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Platycerus caprea” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.