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Checklist for Family Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 (Stag Beetle)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2279
7495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
2058
6394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
12
172
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
12
172
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
11
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
10 Genera with 41 Species
Ceruchus MacLeay, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Platyceroides Benesh, 189519SpeciesTaxom
Platyceropsis Benesh, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Platycerus Geoffroy, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolucanus Hope, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Sinodendron Schneider, 03SpeciesTaxom
Sphaenognathus Buquet, 19872SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785
Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801)⇒ Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785
Ceruchus punctatus LeConte, 1869
Ceruchus striatus LeConte, 1859
Dorcus brevis Say, 1825
Figulus laevipennis Montrouzier, 1860
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Lucanus cervus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) mazama LeConte, 1861Cottonwood Stag Beetle
Platyceroides aeneus Van Dyke, 1928
Platyceroides agassii LeConte, 1861Oak stag beetle
Platyceroides agassizi LeConte, 1861Oak Stag Beetle
Platyceroides barrae Paulsen, 2017
Platyceroides californicus Casey, 1885
Platyceroides infernus Paulsen, 2017
Platyceroides keeni Casey, 1895
Platyceroides lata Fall, 1901
Platyceroides laticollis Casey, 1914
Platyceroides latus Fall, 1901
Platyceroides marshalli Paulsen, 2015
Platyceroides opaca Fall, 1906
Platyceroides opacus Fall, 1906
Platyceroides pacificus Casey, 1889
Platyceroides pampinatus Paulsen, 2017
Platyceroides potax Paulsen, 2014
Platyceroides pygmaea Van Dyke, 1946
Platyceroides thoracica Casey, 1895
Platyceroides thoracicus Casey, 1895
Platyceropsis keeni Casey, 1895
Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Platycerus cribripennis Van Dyke, 1928
Platycerus marginalis Casey, 1897
Platycerus oregonensis Westwood, 1844Oregon stag beetle
Platycerus oregonensis coerulescens LeConte, 1861
Platycerus virescens (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudolucanus capreolus Linnaeus, 1763Stag beetle
Sinodendron rugosom
Sinodendron rugosum Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Sinodendron rugusom
Sphaenognathus (Sphaenognathus) prionoides Buquet, 1838
Sphaenognathus (Sphaenognathus) rotundatus LaCroix, 1987

Subnodes of Lucanidae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
10
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyndesinae
MacLeay, 1819
1
4
Genus
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