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Taxonomy of Family Lucanidae Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
294
5589
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Lucanidae Latreille, 1804
SubfamilyAesalinae
MacLeay, 1819
12
134
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCeruchitinae
Nikolajev, 2006
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyDorcinae
Parry, 1864
  ⇒ Lucaninae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLampriminae
MacLeay, 1819
6
58
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
128
4673
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNicaginae
LeConte, 1861
  ⇒ Aesalinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyParalucaninae
Nikolajev, 2000
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyProtolucaninae
Nikolajev, 2007
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilySinonendrinae
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilySyndesinae
MacLeay, 1819
3
49
Genera
Species
GenusAgnelius
Paulsen, 2017
1Species
GenusAnisoodontus
Wu, Tang & Peng, 2022
2Species
GenusAnodontolabis
Parry, 1863
  ⇒ Neoleucanus
0Species
GenusAnoplocnemus
Burmeister, 1847
2Species
GenusAustralognathus
Chalumeau & Brochier, 1993
1Species
GenusBobus
Boileau, 1899
1Species
GenusBomansodus
Chalumeau & Brochier, 1995
0Species
GenusBrontodorcus
Didier, 1931
  ⇒ Serrognathus
0Species
GenusCalodaemon
Boileau, 1897
1Species
GenusCantholethrus
Heller, 1918
0Species
GenusCaprinigidius
Didier, 1929
1Species
GenusCarmenia
Molino-Olmedo, 2001
0Species
GenusCarmeniella
Molino Olmedo, 2003
0Species
GenusCasignathus
Laporte, 1840
  ⇒ Pholidotus
0Species
GenusCassignetus
Thomson, 1862
  ⇒ Pholidotus
0Species
GenusCephax
de Laporte in Brullé, 1840
1Species
GenusChalcimon
Dalman, 1824
  ⇒ Pholidotus
1Species
GenusChalcodes
Burmeister, 1847
9Species
GenusChiasognathinus
Didier in Didier & Séguy, 1953
  ⇒ Sphenognathus
2Species
GenusChiasornithodus
Chalumeau & Brochier, 1995
0Species
GenusChyasognathus
Guérin-Méneville, 1838
  ⇒ Chiasognathus
0Species
GenusCladognathinus
Didier & Séguy, 1952
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
0Species
GenusColocephalaria
Didier, 1929
0Species
GenusCorypticus
Sturm, 1843
0Species
GenusCoryptius
Dejean, 1836
1Species
GenusCretognathus
Yamamoto, 2023
1Species
GenusCretolype
Ivanov, 2006
1Species
GenusCyclommatellus
Nagel, 1936
  ⇒ Cyclommatus
3Species
GenusCyclommatinus
Didier, 1927
  ⇒ Cyclommatus
28Species
GenusCyclophthalmus
Burmeister, 1847
  ⇒ Cyclommatus
0Species
GenusCyclophthorus
Arrow, 1950
  ⇒ Cyclommatus
0Species
GenusCyclopthalmus
Hope, 1845
0Species
GenusCyclotropus
Oberthür & Houlbert, 1913
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
0Species
GenusDiasomus
Didier & Séguy, 1953
  ⇒ Cardanus
2Species
GenusDigonophorus
Waterhouse, 1895
17Species
GenusDorcas
Hope, 1842
  ⇒ Dorcus
4Species
GenusDurelius
Houlbert, 1915
1Species
GenusElectraesalopsis
Bai, Zhang & Qiu in Qiu & al., 2017
1Species
GenusElsion
Kriesche, 1921
  ⇒ Aegus
1Species
GenusEpidorcus
Seguy, 1954
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
16Species
GenusEubussea
Zacher, 1913
  ⇒ Aegus
0Species
GenusEulucanus
Didier, 1927
1Species
GenusEurydorcus
Didier, 1931
  ⇒ Serrognathus
0Species
GenusEurytrachellelus
Didier, 1931
  ⇒ Serrognathus
39Species
GenusEurytrachelus
Motschulsky, 1850
  ⇒ Serrognathus
68Species
GenusFalcicornis
Planet, 1894
51Species
GenusFalcidorcus
1Species
GenusForaminis
2Species
GenusGnaphaegus
Maes, 1992
0Species
GenusGnaphalonyx
Motschoulsky, 1862
  ⇒ Gnaphaloryx
0Species
GenusGoniodorcus
Didier, 1931
  ⇒ Serrognathus
0Species
GenusHadronigidius
Kraatz, 1896
1Species
GenusHemicardanus
Heller, 1927
1Species
GenusHeterochites
Didier, 1933
0Species
GenusHexaphilus
Mulsant, 1839
1Species
GenusHexaphyllum
Gray, 1832
  ⇒ Syndesus
5Species
GenusHexaphyllus
Mulsant, 1839
  ⇒ Mecinus
1Species
GenusHimaloaesalus
8Species
GenusHomoderinus
Kriesche, 1926
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
6Species
GenusHomolamprina
MacLeay, 1885
1Species
GenusHoplitocranum
Jakovlev, 1896
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
0Species
GenusIshigaki
0Species
GenusLamprina
Latreille, 1806
1Species
GenusLasiodorcus
Didier, 1931
  ⇒ Serrognathus
0Species
GenusLepidodus
Erichson, 1842
0Species
GenusLepidotes
Roon in Schenkling, 1910
0Species
GenusLeptynopterus
Hope, 1838
0Species
GenusLigniperda
Fabricius, 1790
  ⇒ Apate
7Species
GenusLitholamprima
Nikolajev & Ren, 2015
2Species
GenusMacrodorcinus
Maes, 1990
0Species
GenusMacrodorcus
Motschulsky, 1861
  ⇒ Macrodorcas (Macrodorcas)
28Species
GenusMacrognathus
Hope, 1845
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
0Species
GenusMalietoa
Kriesche, 1921
  ⇒ Aegus
2Species
GenusMayaesalus
Paulsen, 2013
  ⇒ Trogellus
0Species
GenusMetapodontus
Hope & Westwood, 1845
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
0Species
GenusMetopodontus
Hope, 1845
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
72Species
GenusMetopotropus
Oberthür & Houlbert, 1913
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
0Species
GenusMicraegus
Maes, 1992
0Species
GenusMiwanus
Maes, 1990
4Species
GenusMontesinus
Grossi, 2016
3Species
GenusMysore
0Species
GenusNeoceratognathus
Nikolajev, 1998
0Species
GenusNeoepipedus
Özdikmen & Turgut, 2006
  ⇒ Pycnosiphorus
0Species
GenusNeolamprima
Gestro, 1875
  ⇒ Lamprima
4Species
GenusNeoleucanus
Thomson, 1862
1Species
GenusNigidia
Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  ⇒ Nigidius
0Species
GenusNipponodorcus
Nomura & Kurosawa, 1960
5Species
GenusNippoodorcus
1Species
GenusOdontaegus
Kriesche, 1935
  ⇒ Aegus
0Species
GenusOdontolabus
Gemminger & Harold, 1869
  ⇒ Odontolabis
0Species
GenusOncelytris
Li & Cai, 2023
1Species
GenusOönotus
Parry, 1864
  ⇒ Oonotus
0Species
GenusOrthognatus
Dejean, 1833
0Species
GenusPaleognathus
Waga, 1883
1Species
GenusParadorcus
Maes, 1990
0Species
GenusParaeuchaetus
0Species
GenusPelecognathus
Houlbert, 1915
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
1Species
GenusPholiodotus
Hope, 1843
  ⇒ Pholidotus
1Species
GenusPlatycerys
Geoffroy, 1762
  ⇒ Platycerus
0Species
GenusPlatyprosapus
2Species
GenusPlatyseropsis
1Species
GenusPogonodorcus
Seguy, 1954
  ⇒ Macrodorcus
2Species
GenusPolytrophus
Gistl, 1847
  ⇒ Nigidius
0Species
GenusProlucanus
Qi, Tihelka, Cai, Song & Ai, 2022
1Species
GenusPromorskiy
0Species
GenusProsinodendron
Bai, Ren & Yang, 2012
1Species
GenusProsopocoelus
Parry, 1875
  ⇒ Prosopocoilus
184Species
GenusProsopocoilinus
Maes, 1992
0Species
GenusProtonicagus
Cai, Yin, Liu & Huang, 2017
2Species
GenusPsadidognathus
Thomson, 1862
  ⇒ Psalidoremus
0Species
GenusPsalicerus
Dejean, 1833
8Species
GenusPsalidostomus
Burmeister, 1847
  ⇒ Leptinopterus
7Species
GenusPsalipocerus
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Leptinopterus
0Species
GenusPsallicerus
Gistl, 1848
  ⇒ Leptinopterus
0Species
GenusPseudaegus
Heller, 1900
1Species
GenusPseudodontolabis
Maes, 1992
0Species
GenusPtilophyllum
Guérin-Méneville, 1845
  ⇒ Ceratognathus
1Species
GenusPycnothallium
2Species
GenusRamirezia
Molino-Olmedo, 2001
0Species
GenusRamireziella
Molino Olmedo, 2003
0Species
GenusRimbija
0Species
GenusRismognathus
1Species
GenusSafrina
Reid & Beatson, 2016
8Species
GenusSclerognatus
Hope, 1845
0Species
GenusSemidorcus
1Species
GenusSepik
0Species
GenusSerratognathus
2Species
GenusSinodendrum
Agassiz, 1846
0Species
GenusSinodentron
Dahl, 1823
0Species
GenusSinodorcus
3Species
GenusSphaenognathinus
Chalumeau & Brochier, 1995
0Species
GenusSphoenognathus
Buquet, 1839
0Species
GenusStrabaesalus
3Species
GenusSynodendron
Fabricius, 1792
5Species
GenusSystenocerus
Weise, 1891
  ⇒ Platycerus
6Species
GenusTarandus
Dejean, 1833
3Species
GenusTetropthalma
Lesson, 1833
0Species
GenusTorynognathus
Arrow, 1935
3Species
GenusTrogoides
Paulsen, 2013
0Species
GenusWeinreichiellus
Maes, 1992
0Species
GenusZelenkaesalus
Krikken, 2008
6Species

Synonyms
Lucanides (Latreille, 1804)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Lucanidae
GermanHirschkäfer, Schröter
EnglishStag Beetle, Stag beetles
DutchHertkevers, Vliegende herten
DanishHjortebiller
SwedishEkoxbaggar
FinnishKampasarviset
NorwegianHjortebiller


Distribution and Species lists of Lucanidae Latreille, 1804
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Afghanistan
14 Genera  22 Species
Albania
10 Genera  15 Species
Algeria
4 Genera  7 Species
Andorra
7 Genera  5 Species
Angola
6 Genera  15 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
29 Genera  67 Species
Armenia
4 Genera  9 Species
Australia
43 Genera  176 Species
Austria
8 Genera  9 Species
Azerbaijan
5 Genera  9 Species
Bahamas
2 Genera  2 Species
Bangladesh
13 Genera  32 Species
Belarus
6 Genera  8 Species
Belgium
6 Genera  7 Species
Benin
2 Genera  8 Species
Bhutan
26 Genera  94 Species
Bolivia
13 Genera  39 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Genera  4 Species
Botswana
4 Genera  6 Species
Brazil
24 Genera  107 Species
Brunei
7 Genera  14 Species
Bulgaria
5 Genera  8 Species
Burkina Faso
3 Genera  4 Species
Burundi
2 Genera  2 Species
Cambodia
16 Genera  41 Species
Cameroon
7 Genera  56 Species
Canada
11 Genera  28 Species
Cape Verde
5 Genera  5 Species
Central African Republic
7 Genera  21 Species
Chad
1 Genus  2 Species
Chile
23 Genera  82 Species
China
56 Genera  570 Species
Colombia
15 Genera  42 Species
Comoros
3 Genera  6 Species
Costa Rica
6 Genera  11 Species
Croatia
6 Genera  7 Species
Cuba
3 Genera  3 Species
Cyprus
2 Genera  3 Species
Czech Republic
7 Genera  11 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 Genera  83 Species
Denmark
6 Genera  7 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Genera  2 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  2 Species
Ecuador
13 Genera  47 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
El Salvador
1 Genus  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
6 Genera  21 Species
Eritrea
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
6 Genera  7 Species
Ethiopia
3 Genera  48 Species
Fiji
3 Genera  8 Species
Finland
7 Genera  8 Species
France
8 Genera  20 Species
Gabon
7 Genera  28 Species
Gambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
8 Genera  22 Species
Germany
18 Genera  14 Species
Ghana
10 Genera  38 Species
Greece
5 Genera  12 Species
Guatemala
4 Genera  9 Species
Guinea
7 Genera  24 Species
Guyana
2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
3 Genera  4 Species
Hungary
6 Genera  7 Species
Iceland
14 Genera  47 Species
India
45 Genera  343 Species
Indonesia
50 Genera  732 Species
Iran
5 Genera  14 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
3 Genera  3 Species
Israel
3 Genera  4 Species
Italy
8 Genera  14 Species
Ivory Coast
7 Genera  32 Species
Japan
55 Genera  309 Species
Kazakhstan
6 Genera  8 Species
Kenya
8 Genera  15 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Laos
28 Genera  157 Species
Latvia
5 Genera  5 Species
Lebanon
2 Genera  3 Species
Liberia
6 Genera  11 Species
Liechtenstein
3 Genera  3 Species
Lithuania
6 Genera  7 Species
Luxembourg
4 Genera  5 Species
Madagascar
9 Genera  21 Species
Malawi
4 Genera  17 Species
Malaysia
42 Genera  356 Species
Mali
1 Genus  2 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
5 Genera  9 Species
Mexico
10 Genera  15 Species
Micronesia
8 Genera  23 Species
Moldova
5 Genera  5 Species
Mongolia
10 Genera  13 Species
Montenegro
3 Genera  3 Species
Morocco
5 Genera  6 Species
Mozambique
5 Genera  9 Species
Myanmar
41 Genera  222 Species
Namibia
5 Genera  6 Species
Nepal
27 Genera  94 Species
Netherlands
12 Genera  18 Species
New Zealand
16 Genera  74 Species
Nicaragua
2 Genera  2 Species
Niger
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
5 Genera  13 Species
North Korea
7 Genera  10 Species
Norway
6 Genera  7 Species
Pakistan
8 Genera  26 Species
Palau
6 Genera  10 Species
Panama
3 Genera  5 Species
Papua New Guinea
19 Genera  138 Species
Paraguay
7 Genera  7 Species
Peru
19 Genera  70 Species
Philippines
29 Genera  172 Species
Poland
9 Genera  10 Species
Portugal
5 Genera  7 Species
Republic of the Congo
7 Genera  26 Species
Republic South Africa
13 Genera  53 Species
Romania
7 Genera  8 Species
Russia
17 Genera  45 Species
Rwanda
5 Genera  14 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
2 Genera  6 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
6 Genera  18 Species
Senegal
6 Genera  16 Species
Serbia
5 Genera  6 Species
Seychelles
3 Genera  7 Species
Sierra Leone
8 Genera  23 Species
Singapore
10 Genera  31 Species
Slovakia
7 Genera  11 Species
Slovenia
6 Genera  9 Species
Solomon Islands
19 Genera  53 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  2 Species
South Korea
17 Genera  25 Species
South Sudan
2 Genera  1 Species
Spain
8 Genera  15 Species
Sri Lanka
11 Genera  24 Species
Sudan
3 Genera  3 Species
Sweden
14 Genera  18 Species
Switzerland
6 Genera  7 Species
Syria
3 Genera  6 Species
Taiwan
35 Genera  168 Species
Tajikistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Tanzania
9 Genera  44 Species
Thailand
36 Genera  239 Species
Togo
7 Genera  20 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
2 Genera  2 Species
Turkey
5 Genera  20 Species
Turkmenistan
2 Genera  3 Species
Tuvalu
1 Genus  2 Species
Uganda
9 Genera  28 Species
Ukraine
6 Genera  9 Species
United Kingdom
16 Genera  29 Species
Uruguay
3 Genera  3 Species
USA
29 Genera  94 Species
Uzbekistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Vanuatu
6 Genera  10 Species
Venezuela
7 Genera  20 Species
Vietnam
41 Genera  322 Species
Zambia
5 Genera  13 Species
Zimbabwe
5 Genera  16 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Highlands


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