the Philippines
Fine-art photographic collection
Dorcus titanus typhon
A lucanidae species documented from the Philippines.
About this species
Dorcus titanus typhon(Boileau, 1905)
Information reviewed15 July 2026
Dorcus titanus typhon is a species in the family Lucanidae. Current taxonomic catalogues recognise this name. The documented range used for this profile is the Philippines; unsupported ecological details have been left blank.
Taxonomy
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Coleoptera · Lucanidae · Dorcus
Accepted subspecies of Dorcus titanus. The gallery locality “Japan” conflicts with the documented Philippine range of typhon and should be rechecked. · checked 2026-07-15
the PhilippinesBroad documented range and selected reference localities — not a complete occurrence map.
Tropical forest containing mature trees and decaying wood.
What makes this species remarkable?
Dorcus titanus typhon is documented from the Philippines.
The Japan locality in the gallery title should be rechecked.
Subspecies within the Dorcus titanus complex have geographically restricted ranges.