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Checklist for Family Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 (Stag Beetle)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
450
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
450
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
10
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
10 Genera with 31 Species
Ceruchus MacLeay, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Colophon Gray, 193218SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nigidius MacLeay, 02SpeciesTaxom
Oonotus Parry, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Platycerus Geoffroy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoelus Parry, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoilus Westwood, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Xiphodontus Westwood, 20052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801)⇒ Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785
Colophon barnardi Endrödy-Younga, 1986Decorated warbonnet
Colophon berrisfordi Barnard, 1932
Colophon cameroni Barnard, 1929
Colophon cassoni Barnard, 1932
Colophon eastmani Barnard, 1932Yarrell's blenny
Colophon endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005Nutcracker prickleback
Colophon haughtoni Barnard, 1929
Colophon izardi Barnard, 1929
Colophon montisatris Endrödy-Younga, 1986Decorated warbonnet
Colophon neli Barnard, 1932
Colophon oweni Bartolozzi, 1995
Colophon primosi Barnard, 1929
Colophon stokoei Barnard, 1929
Colophon struempheri Jacobs & Sch..., 2015
Colophon switalae Jacobs & Sch..., 2015
Colophon thunbergi Westwood, 1855
Colophon westwoodi Gray, 1832
Colophon whitei Barnard, 1932
Figulus (Figulus) regularis Westwood, 1834
Figulus (Figulus) sulcicollis Hope & Westwood, 1845
Figulus capensis Casstrom & T..., 1781
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Nigidius delegorguei Thomson, 1862
Nigidius delegorguei delegorguei
Oonotus (Macroonotus) rex Endrödy-Younga, 1993
Oonotus (Oonotus) adspersus Boheman, 1857
Platycerus capensis
Prosopocoelus natalensis Parry, 1864
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) natalensis Parry, 1864
Xiphodontus antilope Westwood, 1838
Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005

Subnodes of Lucanidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyndesinae
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
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