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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1162
2435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
1025
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
72
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
72
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
5 Genera with 10 Species
Ceruchus MacLeay, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Nicagus LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Platycerus Geoffroy, 17755SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801)⇒ Ceruchus chrysomelinus Hochenwarth, 1785
Dorcus parallelus Say, 1823Antelope Beetle
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Lucanus cervus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
Nicagus obscurus LeConte, 1848
Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758
Platycerus depressus (LeConte, 1850)⇒ Platycerus piceus Kirby, 1837
Platycerus piceus Kirby, 1837
Platycerus quercus Weber, 1801Oak Stag Beetle
Platycerus virescens (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Platycerus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Lucanidae with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubfamilyAesalinae
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
3
8
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