Cycolmmatus asahinai (Kurosawa) is an endemic species of Taiwan. Body length 20 - 48 mm in male, 16 - 26 mm in female. Body color shining red-brown.  Both side of pronotum with black stripes. Several sculpted marks on both side of head in larger individuals, tips of male mandibles crotched. Color of female body yellow-brown, elytra and pronotum with longitudinal black stripes, one black stripes on the connecting area of elytra and central of pronotum. Adults appear in May - September. Distribution: throughout the  low altitude mountains in Taiwan.

 
Category：teaching specimen
Chinese name：豔細身翅鍬形蟲
Scientific name：Cyclommatus asahinai (Kurosawa)
English name：Red stag beetle
Author：Tsung ju Tsai

Department and graduate Institute of Entomology
National Taiwan University