Care Sheet - Palawan Stag Beetle (Dorcus titanus palawanicus)
Written by: Richard’s Inverts
Two adult males of the Palawan Stag Beetle (Dorcus titanus palawanicus)
Common Name: Palawan Stag Beetle
Scientific Name: Dorcus titanus palawanicus (Lacroix, 1984)
Distribution: Palawan Island, The Philippines
Etymology:
[Dorcus] derived from the Ancient Greek “dorcas”, meaning “doe”
[titanus] derived from the Ancient Greek “titan”, meaning “giant”
[palawanicus] named after its origin, Palawan Island
World Record Size:
Wild – 115.3 mm (2012)
Captive Breeding – 111.3 mm (2017)
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Egg incubation duration: 4 week(s)
Rearing temperature: Room temperature (18-25 °C)
Distribution data of extant Dorcus titanus subspecies:
Dorcus titanus ssp. castanicolor – China, Japan, Korea
Dorcus titanus ssp. daitoensis – Daito Islands (Japan)
Dorcus titanus ssp. elegans – Amami Islands (Japan)
Dorcus titanus ssp. fafner – China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Dorcus titanus ssp. hachijoensis – Izu Islands (Japan)
Dorcus titanus ssp. imperialis – The Philippines
Dorcus titanus ssp. karasuyamai – Goto Islands (Japan)
Dorcus titanus ssp. mindanaoensis – The Philippines
Dorcus titanus ssp. nobuyukii – Indonesia, Malaysia
Dorcus titanus ssp. okinawanus – Okinawa Islands (Japan)
Dorcus titanus ssp. okunoerabuensis – Amami Islands (Japan)
Dorcus titanus ssp. palawanicus – Palawan Island (The Philippines)
Dorcus titanus ssp. pilifer – Japan
Dorcus titanus ssp. platymerus – China, Taiwan
Dorcus titanus ssp. sakishimanus – Yeayama Islands (Japan)
Dorcus titanus ssp. sika – Taiwan
Dorcus titanus ssp. takaraensis – Tokara Islands (Japan)
Dorcus titanus ssp. tatsutsai – Izu Islands (Japan)
Dorcus titanus ssp. titanus – Indonesia
Dorcus titanus ssp. tokunoshimaensis – Amami Islands (Japan)
Dorcus titanus ssp. typhon – Indonesia
Dorcus titanus ssp. typhoniformis – China
Dorcus titanus ssp. westermanii – India, Myanmar, Thailand
Dorcus titanus ssp. yasuokai – Sumatra Island, Indonesia
Photo Gallery:
An adult male of the Palawan Stag Beetle (Dorcus titanus palawanicus)
An adult male of the Palawan Stag Beetle (Dorcus titanus palawanicus)
