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Checklist for Family Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 (Stag Beetle)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
169
9191
59961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
143
8084
50035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
14
778
3568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
14
778
3568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
63
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
63 Genera with 191 Species
#ACDEFGHLMNOPRS
Aegus MacLeay, 190411SpeciesTaxom
Aesalus Fabricius, 18866SpeciesTaxom
Allotopus Albers, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Amneidus Coquerel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Apterodorcus Arrow, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Auxicerus Waterhouse, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cacostomus Newman, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Calcodes Westwood, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cantharolethrus Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ceratognathus Westwood, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Ceruchites Statz, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Ceruchus MacLeay, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Chiasognathus Stephens, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Colophon Gray, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Cyclommatus Parry, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Dorcasoides Motschulsky, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 188119SpeciesTaxom
Durelius Houlbert, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Eucarteria Lea, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Eurytrachellelus Didier, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurytrachelus Motschulsky, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Falcidorcus1SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 198722SpeciesTaxom
Ganelius Benesh, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Geodorcus Holloway, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphaloryx Burmeister, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Heterochthes Westwood, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Hexarthrius Hope, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Holloceratognathus Nikolaev, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Homoderus Parry, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lamprima Latreille, 18488SpeciesTaxom
Lissapterus Deyrolle, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Lissotes Westwood, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 186228SpeciesTaxom
Metallactulus Ritsema, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Metopodontus Hope, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Miocenidorcus Riou, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Mitophyllus Parry, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Neolucanus Thomson, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Nigidius MacLeay, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Odontolabis Hope, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Paleognathus Waga, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Paralissotes Holloway, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Platyceroides Benesh, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Platyceropsis Benesh, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycerus Geoffroy, 186214SpeciesTaxom
Prismognathus Motschulsky, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoelus Parry, 198311SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoilus Westwood, 19916SpeciesTaxom
Protognathinus Chalumeau & ..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolucanus Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Psilodon Perty, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Pycnosiphorus Solier, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssonotus W.S. Macleay, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ryssonotus MacLeay, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Safrina Reid & Beatson, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Serrognathus Motschulsky, 186212SpeciesTaxom
Sinodendron Schneider, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Sinonendron1SpeciesTaxom
Streptocerus Fairmaire, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Succiniplatycerus Nikolajev, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Syndesus MacLeay, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Systenocerus Weise, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
191 Species and 35 Subspecies
Aegus (Aegus) acuminatus Fabricius, 1801
Aegus (Aegus) acutifrons Bomans, 1993
Aegus (Aegus) chelifer (W.S. Macleay, 1819)⇒ Aegus dilatatus Fairmaire, 1849
Aegus (Aegus) glomerosus Bomans, 1993
Aegus (Eubussea) caledoniae Boucher, 1991
Aegus (Eubussea) dilatatus Fairmaire, 1849
Aegus (Eubussea) hindenburgi Kriesche, 1920
Aegus (Micraegus) eximius Nagel, 1933
Aegus frater Arrow, G.J., 1935
Aegus roepstorffi (Waterhouse, 1890)⇒ Aegus chelifer roepstorffi Waterhouse, 1890
Aegus rotundatus Boileau, 1904
Aesalus scarabaeoides Panzer, 1793
Aesalus scarabaeoides meridionalis Bartolozzi, 1989
Aesalus scarabaeoides scarabaeoides Panzer, 1794
Aesalus scarabaeoides siculus Baviera, 2008
Aesalus scaraboides
Aesalus ulanowskii Ganglbauer, 1886
Allotopus rosenbergi Vollenhoven, 1872
Amneidus godefroyi Coquerel, 1866
Auxicerus aethiops (Jakowleff, 1900)⇒ Auxicerus platyceps Waterhouse, 1883
Cacostomus floralis Lea, 1914
Cacostomus subvittatus Moore, 1994
Calcodes carinatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharolethrus azambrei Boileau, 1897
Ceratognathus frenchi Blackburn, 1897
Ceratognathus froggatti Blackburn, 1895
Ceratognathus gilesi Blackburn, 1895
Ceratognathus helotoides Thomson, 1862
Ceratognathus niger Westwood, 1838
Ceratognathus ocularis Carter, 1925
Ceratognathus parrianus Westwood, 1863
Ceruchites hahnei Statz, 1952
Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785
Ceruchus fuchsii Wickham, 1911
Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801)⇒ Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785
Ceruchus punctatus LeConte, 1869
Ceruchus striatus LeConte, 1859
Chiasognathus grantii Stephens, 1831Chilean stag beetle
Colophon izardi Barnard, 1929
Colophon stokoei Barnard, 1929
Colophon struempheri Jacobs & Sch..., 2015
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) canaliculatus Ritsema, 1891
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) zuberi Waterhouse, 1876
Dorcasoides bilobus Motschulsky, 1856
Dorcus alexisi Muret, 1999
Dorcus bennigseni Boileau, 1910
Dorcus curvidens Hope, 1840
Dorcus dublonensis Arrow, 1939
Dorcus faber
Dorcus musimon Géné, 1836
Dorcus parallelepipedus Linnaeus, 1758
Dorcus parallelipipedus Linnaeus, 1758Lesser stag beetle
Dorcus parallelipipedus parallelipipedus Linné, 1758
Dorcus parallelipipedus truquii Mulsant, 1855
Dorcus parallelipipidus
Dorcus parallelopipedus Linnaeus, 1758Lesser stag beetle
Dorcus parallelus Say, 1823Antelope Beetle
Dorcus pelorides (Westwood, 1855)⇒ Lissapterus pelorides Westwood, 1855
Dorcus peyroni Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Dorcus peyronis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Dorcus peyronis peyronis
Dorcus planithorax Bomans, 1987
Dorcus primigenius Deichmuller, 1881
Eucarteria subvittata (Moore, 1994)⇒ Cacostomus subvittata Moore, 1994
Falcidorcus alternatus Fairmaire, 1881
Figulus (Figulinus) fissicollis Fairmaire, 1849
Figulus (Figulinus) luminosus Bomans, 2010
Figulus (Figulus) binodulus Waterhouse, 1873
Figulus (Figulus) boileaui Bomans, 1986
Figulus (Figulus) lilliputanus Westwood, 1855
Figulus mento semperi Kriesche, 1922
Figulus (Figulus) nitens Waterhouse, 1874
Figulus (Figulus) regularis Westwood, 1834
Figulus (Figulus) rossi Gahan, 1900
Figulus (Figulus) striatus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Figulus confusus Westwood, 1838
Figulus (Figulus) sublaevis Beauvois, 1805
Figulus sublaevis anthracinus Klug, 1832
Figulus (Figulus) sulcicollis Hope & Westwood, 1845
Figulus (Figulus) trilobus Westwood, 1838
Figulus albertisi Gestro, 1881
Figulus ater (Deyroll, 1874)⇒ Figulus sulcicollis Hope & Westwood, 1845
Figulus confusus Westwood, 1838
Figulus foveicollis Boisduval, 1835
Figulus integricollis Thomson, 1862
Figulus nitidulus Gestro, 1881
Figulus seychellensis Scott, 1912
Figulus similis Bomans, 1987
Ganelius madagascariensis Laporte de C..., 1840
Geodorcus helmsi Sharp, 1881Helm's stag beetle
Gnaphaloryx (Gnaphaloryx) opacus Burmeister, 1847
Gnaphaloryx sculptipennis Parry, 1864
Heterochthes andamanensis Westwood, 1874
Hexarthrius deyrollei Parry, 1864
Hexarthrius parryi Hope, 1842Orange Stag Beetle
Holloceratognathus helotoïdes Thomson, 1862
Homoderus mellyi Parry, 1862
Lamprima adolphinae Gestro, 1875
Lamprima aenea (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Lamprima micardi Reiche, 1841
Lamprima aurata (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Lamprima latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1819
Lamprima imberbis Carter, 1926
Lamprima insularis (W.J. Macleay, 1885)⇒ Lamprima micardi Reiche, 1841
Lamprima latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1819Golden green Stag Beetle
Lamprima micardi Reiche, 1841
Lamprima varians Germar, 1848
Lissapterus grammicus Lea, 1919
Lissapterus pelorides Westwood, 1855
Lissapterus tetrops Lea, 1916Barrington stag beetle
Lissotes cancroides Fabricius, 1787
Lissotes furcicornis Westwood, 1871
Lissotes helmsi Sharp, 1881
Lissotes latidens Westwood, 1871Broad-toothed stag beetle
Lissotes menalcas Westwood, 1855Mt Mangana stag beetle
Lissotes obtusatus Westwood, 1838
Lissotes punctatus (Lea, 1910)⇒ Lissotes desmaresti Deyrolle, 1881
Lissotes reticulatus Westwood, 1844
Lissotes rodwayi Lea, 1910
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Lucanus cervus capreolus Sulzer, 1776
Lucanus cervus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Lucanus cervus fabiani Mulsant & Go..., 1855
Lucanus cervus fabianii Mulsant, 1855
Lucanus cervus mediadonta LaCroix, 1978
Lucanus cervus pentaphyllus Reiche, 1853
Lucanus cervus provincialis Colas, 1949
Lucanus cervus scapulodonta Weinreich, 1963
Lucanus cervus tauricus Motschulsky, 1845
Lucanus cervus turcicus Sturm, 1843
Lucanus (Lucanus) formosanus Planet, 1899
Lucanus (Lucanus) ibericus Motschulsky, 1845
Lucanus ibericus ibericus Motschulsky, 1845
Lucanus (Lucanus) maculifemoratus Motschulsky, 1862
Lucanus (Lucanus) tetraodon (Thunberg, 1806)⇒ Lucanus ibericus Motschulsky, 1845
Lucanus tetraodon corsicus Gautier Des ..., 1860
Lucanus tetraodon provincialis Colas, 1949
Lucanus tetraodon sicilianus Planet, 1899
Lucanus tetraodon tetraodon Thunberg, 1806
Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) barbarossa (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Pseudolucanus barbarossa Fabricius, 1801
Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Lucanus orientalis (Kraatz, 1860)⇒ Lucanus ibericus Motschulsky, 1845
Lucanus orientalis ibericus Motschulsky, 1845
Lucanus pontbrianti Mulsant, 1839
Lucanus smithi (Parry, 1862)⇒ Lucanus smithii Parry, 1862
Metallactulus parvulus Hope & Westwood, 1845
Metopodontus bison Olivier, 1789
Metopodontus savagei Hope, 1842
Metopodontus tesserarius Herbst, 1790
Miocenidorcus andancensis B. Riou, 1999
Mitophyllus foveolatus Broun, 1880
Mitophyllus irroratus Parry, 1843
Neolucanus rondoni Lacroix, J.-P., 1972
Nigidius baeri Boileau, 1905
Nigidius divergens Waterhouse, 1890
Nigidius laevicollis Westwood, 1835
Nigidius lichtensteini Ritsema, 1879
Nigidius nitidus Thomson, 1862
Odontolabis alces Fabricius, 1775Labyrinth orbweaver
Odontolabis cuvera fallaciosa Boileau, 1901
Odontolabis dalmani Hope & Westwood, 1845
Paleognathus succini M. Waga, 1883
Paralissotes reticulatus Westwood, 1844New Zealand Reticulate Stag Beetle
Platyceroides infernus Paulsen, 2017
Platyceroides umpquus Paulsen, 2017
Platycerus caprea (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Platycerus caraboides caraboides (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Platycerus pseudocaprea Paulus, 1970
Platycerus caraboides diabolus Dalla Torre, 1879
Platycerus caraboides rufipes Herbst, 1790
Platycerus caraboides spinifer Schaufuss, L.W., 1862
Platycerus caraboides virescens Mulsant, 1842
Platycerus caucasicus Parry, 1864
Platycerus marginalis Casey, 1897
Platycerus oregonensis Westwood, 1844Oregon stag beetle
Platycerus piceus Kirby, 1837
Platycerus pseudocaprea Paulus, 1970
Platycerus sepultus Germar, 1837
Platycerus spinifer Schaufuss, 1862
Prismognathus dauricus Motschulsky, 1860
Prosopocoelus antilopus Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoelus corporaali Nagel, P., 1933
Prosopocoelus femoratus Boileau, 1905
Prosopocoelus fruhstorferi Kolbe, 1897
Prosopocoelus lafertei Reiche, 1852
Prosopocoelus lateralis Westwood & Hope, 1845
Prosopocoelus passaloides Westwood & Hope, 1845
Prosopocoelus punctatissimus Fairmaire, 1893
Prosopocoelus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Prosopocoelus viossati Bomans, 1988
Prosopocoelus zebra ledae Lacroix, J.-..., 1983
Prosopocoilus (Cladognathus) girafa (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Prosopocoilus confucius Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus (Metopodontus) bison Olivier, 1789
Prosopocoilus (Metopodontus) cinnamomeus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) antilopus (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Prosopocoilus antilope Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) lateralis Hope & Westwood, 1845
Prosopocoilus giraffa daisukei Mizunuma & N..., 1991
Protognathinus spielbergi Chalumeau & ..., 2001
Pseudolucanus barbarossa Fabricius, 1801
Psilodon paschoali Pardo-Locarn..., 2011
Pycnosiphorus (Erichius) femoralis Guérin-Ménev..., 1839
Pycnosiphorus (Neoepipedus) caelatus Blanchard, 1842
Rhyssonotus grandis Lea, 1915
Ryssonotus nebulosus Kirby, 1818Brown Stag Beetle
Safrina grandis Lea, 1915
Safrina moorei Reid & Beatson, 2016
Safrina polita Carter, 1921
Serrognathus (Serrognathus) bucephalus Perty, 1831
Serrognathus arfakianus Lansberge, 1880
Serrognathus arfakianus coranus Gestro, 1881
Serrognathus egregius Möllenkamp, 1897
Serrognathus gypaetus Castelnau, 1837
Serrognathus intermedius Gestro, 1881
Serrognathus minax Möllenkamp, 1905
Serrognathus planithorax Bomans, 1987
Serrognathus saiga Olivier, 1789
Serrognathus ternatensis Thomson, 1862
Sinodendron cylindricum Linnaeus, 1758Horned Stag Beetle
Sinodendron cylindricum aspromontanum G. Müller, 1938
Sinodendron cylindricum cylindricum
Sinodendron rugosum Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Sinonendron cylindricum
Streptocerus speciosus Fairmaire, 1850
Succiniplatycerus berendti Zang, 1905
Syndesus cornutus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Cardanus sulcithorax Perty, 1831

Subnodes of Lucanidae with occurrences in Europe
SubfamilyAesalinae
MacLeay, 1819
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeruchitinae
Nikolajev, 2006
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLampriminae
MacLeay, 1819
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
43
141
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySinonendrinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyndesinae
MacLeay, 1819
3
7
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