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Checklist for Family Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 (Stag Beetle)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		943
36180
241410		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		939
36100
241106		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		896
35668
239021		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		524
27533
203737		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		146
11745
86825		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		125
10691
74394		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
15
1621
14333		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles		15
1621
14333		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles		38
248		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
38 Genera with 248 Species
#ACDFGHLMNOPRSVX
Aegus MacLeay, 18238SpeciesTaxom
Agnelius Paulsen, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Agnus Burmeister, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Amneidus Coquerel, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Cardanopsis Boileau, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ceruchus MacLeay, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Chiasognathus Stephens, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Colophon Gray, 193227SpeciesTaxom
Cyclommatus Parry, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 195526SpeciesTaxom
Ganelius Benesh, 20177SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphaloryx Burmeister, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hemisodorcus C.G. Thomson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hexarthrius Hope, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Homoderinus Kriesche, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Homoderus Parry, 199812SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 18017SpeciesTaxom
Macrodorcus Motschulsky, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mesotopus Burmeister, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Metopodontus Hope, 19018SpeciesTaxom
Nigidionus Kriesche, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Nigidius MacLeay, 189045SpeciesTaxom
Odontolabis Hope, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Oonotus Parry, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Penichrolucanus Deyrolle, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Platycerus Geoffroy, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoelus Parry, 198532SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoilus Westwood, 198771SpeciesTaxom
Psalidoremus Motschoulsky, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolucanus Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Ryssonotus MacLeay, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Serrognathus Motschulsky, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Sinodendron Schneider, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaenognathus Buquet, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Syndesus MacLeay, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Vinsonella Arrow, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Xiphodontus Westwood, 20053SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
248 Species and 52 Subspecies
Aegus (Aegus) chelifer (W.S. Macleay, 1819)⇒ Aegus dilatatus Fairmaire, 1849
Aegus chelifer chelifer crassodontus..., 1992
Aegus (Aegus) kombaensis Nagel, 1941
Aegus (Eubussea) dilatatus Fairmaire, 1849
Aegus (Eubussea) woodfordi Waterhouse, 1890
Aegus (Micraegus) elegantulus Van Roon, 1907
Aegus (Micraegus) genacerus Bomans, 1984
Aegus cicatricosus Wiedemann, 1823
Agnelius nageli Kriesche, 1926
Agnus egenus Burmeister, 1847
Agnus gmoyi Paulian, 1973
Agnus gomyi Paullian, 1973
Amneidus godefroyi Coquerel, 1866
Amneidus godegroyi Coquerel, 1866
Cardanopsis bicolor (Boileau, 1910)⇒ Xiphodontus bicolor Boileau, 1909
Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801)⇒ Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785
Chiasognathus grantii Stephens, 1831Chilean stag beetle
Colophon barnardi Endrödy-Younga, 1986Decorated warbonnet
Colophon berrisfordi Barnard, 1932
Colophon cameroni Barnard, 1929
Colophon cassoni Barnard, 1932
Colophon deschodti Jacobs & Sch..., 2015
Colophon eastmani Barnard, 1932Yarrell's blenny
Colophon eastmani eastmani eastmani Bar..., 1932
Colophon eastmani nagaii (Mizukami, 1996)⇒ Colophon eastmani Barnard, 1932
Colophon endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005Nutcracker prickleback
Colophon haughtoni Barnard, 1929
Colophon izardi Barnard, 1929
Colophon kawaii Mizukami, 1996Yarrell's blenny
Colophon kirchneri Schenk, 2019
Colophon montisatris Endrödy-Younga, 1986Decorated warbonnet
Colophon nagaii Mizukami, 1996
Colophon neli Barnard, 1932
Colophon oweni Bartolozzi, 1995
Colophon primosi Barnard, 1929
Colophon stockoei Barnard, 1929
Colophon stokoei Barnard, 1929
Colophon struempheri Jacobs & Sch..., 2015
Colophon switalae Jacobs & Sch..., 2015
Colophon thunbergi Westwood, 1855
Colophon thunbergii Westwood, 1855
Colophon westwoodi Gray, 1832
Colophon westwoodii Gray, 1832Asian netvein hollyfern
Colophon whitei Barnard, 1932
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) margaritae Gestro, 1877
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) rangifer Schonherr, 1817
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) speciosus Boileau, 1898
Dorcus faber
Dorcus musimon Géné, 1836
Dorcus parallelipipedus Linnaeus, 1758Lesser stag beetle
Dorcus rugosus Boileau, 1904
Figulus (Figulinus) fissicollis Fairmaire, 1849
Figulus (Figulus) mento Albers, 1883
Figulus (Figulus) regularis Westwood, 1834
Figulus (Figulus) striatus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Figulus confusus Westwood, 1838
Figulus striatus braueri Kriesche, 1922
Figulus (Figulus) sublaevis Beauvois, 1805
Figulus sublaevis anthracinus Klug, 1832
Figulus sublaevis decipiens Albers, 1884
Figulus sublaevis nigritus Westwood, 1838
Figulus sublaevis refigeratus
Figulus (Figulus) sulcicollis Hope & Westwood, 1845
Figulus anthracinus (Klug, 1833)⇒ Figulus sublaevis Beauvois, 1805
Figulus approximatus Benesh, 1955
Figulus capensis Casstrom & T..., 1781
Figulus confusus Westwood, 1838
Figulus corvinus Kriesche, 1922
Figulus decipiens Albers, 1884
Figulus excavatus Bomans, 1986
Figulus leptochilus De Lisle, 1974
Figulus magnus Benesh, 1955
Figulus minor Kriesche, 1920
Figulus parvus Bomans, 1987
Figulus pseudominor Monte & Bart..., 2005
Figulus scotti Benesh, 1955
Figulus seychellensis Scott, 1912
Figulus vinsoni Benesh, 1955
Ganelius gnamptus Paulsen, 2017
Ganelius madagascariensis Laporte de C..., 1840
Ganelius nageli Kriesche, 1926
Ganelius oberndorferi Nonfried, 1892
Ganelius passaliformis Benesh, 1943
Ganelius pauliani
Ganelius zombi Paulsen, 2017
Gnaphaloryx miles (Vollenhoven, 1865)⇒ Aegus miles miles baumanni Schenk, 2003
Hemisodorcus gracilis Saunders, 1854
Hexarthrius davisoni Waterhouse, 1888
Homoderinus flavomaculatus Mollemkamp, 1910
Homoderinus lacroixi Bomans, 1970
Homoderinus variegatus Boileau, 1904
Homoderinus variegatus lunulatus Mollenkamp, 1910
Homoderus bellicosus Boileau, 1902
Homoderus bellicosus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1902
Homoderus gladiator Jakowlew, 1895
Homoderus gladiator gladiator Jakowlew, 1895
Homoderus gladiator johnstoni Waterhouse, 1902
Homoderus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1902
Homoderus lacroixi
Homoderus mellyi Parry, 1862
Homoderus mellyi mellyi
Homoderus mellyi polyodontus Boileau, 1902
Homoderus rostratus Bomans, 1974
Homoderus taverniersi Bomans, 1998
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Lucanus (Lucanus) ibericus Motschulsky, 1845
Lucanus (Lucanus) planeti Planet, 1899
Lucanus (Lucanus) tetraodon (Thunberg, 1806)⇒ Lucanus ibericus Motschulsky, 1845
Lucanus tetraodon argeliensis Maes, 1995
Lucanus tetraodon tetraodon Thunberg, 1806
Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) barbarossa (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Pseudolucanus barbarossa Fabricius, 1801
Macrodorcus rectus Motschulsky, 1857
Mesotopus imperator Bouyer, 2019
Mesotopus regius Mollenkamp, 1896
Mesotopus tarandus Swederus, 1787
Metopodontus bison Olivier, 1789
Metopodontus downesii Hope, 1835
Metopodontus elizabethae Waterhouse, 1905
Metopodontus mirabilis Boileau, 1904
Metopodontus savagei Hope, 1842
Metopodontus savagei surtur Kriesche, 1920
Metopodontus umhangi Fairmaire, 1891
Metopodontus wentzelheckmannae Kolbe, 1901
Nigidionus parryi Bates, 1866
Nigidius amplicollis Quedenfeld, 1884
Nigidius auriculatus Guérin-Mén..., 1844
Nigidius bega Kriesche, 1922
Nigidius bubalus (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Nigidius laevigatus Harold, 1878
Nigidius bubalus bubalus bubalus Swed..., 1787
Nigidius bubalus vosseleri Kriesche, 1920
Nigidius carreti Seguy, 1953
Nigidius cartereti Bomans & Bar..., 1991
Nigidius cribricollis Parry, 1873
Nigidius decellei Maes, 1990
Nigidius delegorguei Thomson, 1862
Nigidius delegorguei delegorguei
Nigidius delegorguei meruensis Boileau, 1909
Nigidius dentifer Albers, 1884
Nigidius divergens Waterhouse, 1890
Nigidius endrodi Gomez Alvez, 1973
Nigidius endroedi Gomes-Alves, 1973
Nigidius gnu Kriesche, 1920
Nigidius grandis Hope, 1841
Nigidius grosseri Schenk, 2016
Nigidius haedillus Seguy, 1955
Nigidius helenae Bomans & Bar..., 1984
Nigidius hysex Seguy, 1953
Nigidius intermedius Kriesche, 1920
Nigidius kolbei Kriesche, 1920
Nigidius laevicollis Westwood, 1835
Nigidius laevigatus Harold, 1878
Nigidius lamottei Seguy, 1953
Nigidius laticornis Boileau, 1911
Nigidius lettowvorbecki Kriesche, 1920
Nigidius mazoensis Bomans, 1988
Nigidius medimniensis Seguy, 1953
Nigidius mydoni Seguy, 1953
Nigidius negus Bomans, 1993
Nigidius nitidus Thomson, 1862
Nigidius parryi (Bates, 1866)⇒ Nigidionus parryi Bates, 1866
Nigidius perforatus Harold, 1878
Nigidius phaedimothorax De Lisle, 1974
Nigidius rhodesianus Péringuey, 1909
Nigidius seguyi Maes, 1990
Nigidius semicariosus Fairmaire, 1891
Nigidius stuhlmanni Kriesche, 1920
Nigidius svenjae Schenk, 2006
Nigidius walterianus Franciscolo, 1994
Nigidius welwitschii Waterhouse, 1890
Odontolabis dalmanni bellicosa Laporte, 1840
Odontolabis delesserti Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Odontolabis delessertii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Odontolabis kirchneri Bartolozzi, 1999
Odontolabis mouhoti Parry, 1864
Oonotus (Macroonotus) rex Endrödy-Younga, 1993
Oonotus (Macroonotus) sericeus Endrödy-Younga, 1993
Oonotus (Oonotus) adspersus Boheman, 1857
Oonotus (Oonotus) interioris Endrödy-Younga, 1993
Penichrolucanus cryptonychus Zhang, 1988
Platycerus capensis
Platycerus caprea (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Platycerus marginalis Casey, 1897
Prosopocoelus antilope ducis Kriesche, 1919
Prosopocoelus antilope insulanus Kriesche, 1919
Prosopocoelus antilopus Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoelus antilopus beisa Kriesche, 1919
Prosopocoelus congoanus Duvivier, 1891
Prosopocoelus downesi Hope, 1835
Prosopocoelus eximius Parry, 1864
Prosopocoelus faber Thomson, 1862
Prosopocoelus faber niger Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoelus felschei Mollenkamp, 1904
Prosopocoelus fuscus Bomans, 1976
Prosopocoelus gellensae Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoelus katanganus Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoelus maculatus Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoelus mirabilis Boileau, 1904
Prosopocoelus modestus Parry, 1864
Prosopocoelus natalensis Parry, 1864
Prosopocoelus natalensis hanningtoni Waterhouse, 1890
Prosopocoelus negrei
Prosopocoelus petitclerci Didier, 1928
Prosopocoelus planeti Boileau, 1897
Prosopocoelus pseudocongoanus Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoelus punctatissimus Fairmaire, 1893
Prosopocoelus savagei Hope, 1842
Prosopocoelus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Prosopocoelus serricornis Latreille, 1825
Prosopocoelus specularis Boileau, 1904
Prosopocoelus squamilateris Parry, 1862
Prosopocoelus swanzianus Parry, 1870
Prosopocoelus swanzyanus Parry, 1870
Prosopocoelus viossati Bomans, 1988
Prosopocoelus werneri Bomans, 1985
Prosopocoilus (Cladognathus) girafa (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Prosopocoilus confucius Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) congoensis Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) faber Thomson, 1862
Prosopocoilus faber bugandaensis Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoilus faber faber faber Thomson, 1862
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) gellensae Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) katanganus Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) modestus Parry, 1864
Prosopocoilus modestus maculatus Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoilus modestus modestus maculatus Bo..., 1966
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) specularis Boileau, 1904
Prosopocoilus specularis petitclerci Didier, 1928
Prosopocoilus specularis specularis
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) sylvicapra Kriesche, 1932
Prosopocoilus (Homoderinus) flavomaculatus Mollenkamp, 1910
Prosopocoilus (Homoderinus) variegatus Boileau, 1904
Prosopocoilus variegatus ducarmei Bouyer, 2014
Prosopocoilus variegatus variegatus
Prosopocoilus (Hoplitocranum) felschei Mollenkamp, 1904
Prosopocoilus (Hoplitocranum) swanzianus Parry, 1870
Prosopocoilus (Hoplitocranum) swanzyanus Parry, 1870
Prosopocoilus astacoides astacoides birmanicus G..., 1915
Prosopocoilus (Metopodontus) bison Olivier, 1789
Prosopocoilus (Metopodontus) downesi Hope, 1835
Prosopocoilus downesi downesi Hope, 1835
Prosopocoilus (Metopodontus) downesii Hope, 1835
Prosopocoilus downesii downesii
Prosopocoilus downesii savagei Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus (Metopodontus) mirabilis Boileau, 1904
Prosopocoilus mirabilis mirabilis savagei Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus mirabilis savagei Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus (Metopodontus) umhangi Fairmaire, 1891
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) antilopus (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Prosopocoilus antilope Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoilus antilopus antilopus antilopus Sw..., 1787
Prosopocoilus antilopus beisa Kriesche, 1919
Prosopocoilus antilopus insulanus Kriesche, 1919
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) fuscus Bomans, 1977
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) kirchneri Ipsen, 1999
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) natalensis Parry, 1864
Prosopocoilus natalensis natalensis hanningtoni ..., 1890
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) perbeti Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) serricornis Latreille, 1817
Prosopocoilus serricornis congoanus Duvivier, 1891
Prosopocoilus serricornis granosus Didier, 1929
Prosopocoilus serricornis punctatissimus Fairmaire, 1893
Prosopocoilus serricornis senegalensis Klug, 1835
Prosopocoilus serricornis serricornis congoanus Du..., 1891
Prosopocoilus serricornis viossati Bomans, 1987
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) squamilateris Parry, 1862
Prosopocoilus (Pseudodontolabis) lacroixi Bomans, 1970
Prosopocoilus (Pseudodontolabis) werneri Bomans, 1999
Prosopocoilus alexandrae Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus antilope Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoilus boucheri Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus dallastai Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus demeyeri Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus estellae Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus eximius Parry, 1864
Prosopocoilus girardi Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus hanningtoni Waterhouse, 1890
Prosopocoilus huguesi Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus kasaiensis (Maes, 1990)⇒ Prosopocoilus swanzianus Parry, 1870
Prosopocoilus leonardi Bouyer, 2017
Prosopocoilus mefianti Bouyer, 2014
Prosopocoilus planeti Boileau, 1897
Prosopocoilus pseudocongoanus Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoilus punctatissimus Fairmaire, 1893
Prosopocoilus savagei Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Prosopocoilus viossati (Bomans, 1987)⇒ Prosopocoilus serricornis viossati Bomans, 1987
Psalidoremus inclinatus Motschulsky, 1858
Pseudolucanus barbarossa Fabricius, 1801
Ryssonotus nebulosus Kirby, 1818Brown Stag Beetle
Serrognathus arfakianus Lansberge, 1880
Serrognathus arfakianus coranus Gestro, 1881
Serrognathus planithorax Bomans, 1987
Sinodendron cylindricum Linnaeus, 1758Horned Stag Beetle
Sphaenognathus (Sphaenognathus) feisthamelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Syndesus ambericus ♰ Woodruff, 2009
Vinsonella caeca Arrow, 1940
Xiphodontus antilope Westwood, 1838
Xiphodontus bicolor Boileau, 1909
Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005

Subnodes of Lucanidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
31
206		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySyndesinae
MacLeay, 1819
2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Lucanidae at artfakta.se
Lucanidae at dyntaxa.se
Lucanidae at gbif.org
Lucanidae at irmng.org
Lucanidae at itis.gov