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Checklist for Family Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 (Stag Beetle)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
244
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
244
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
29
186
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
29 Genera with 186 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNPST
Aegus MacLeay, 201065SpeciesTaxom
Bomansius LaCroix, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Cardanus Westwood, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cherasphorus Bomans, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Cyclommatus Parry, 197227SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 178915SpeciesTaxom
Dynodorcus Didier, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eurytrachellelus Didier, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Eurytrachelus Motschulsky, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 198637SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphaloryx Burmeister, 18649SpeciesTaxom
Homoderus Parry, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Irianoaegus Fujita, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Lamprima Latreille, 18195SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Metopodontus Hope, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Microlucanus Bomans & Bar..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Nigidius MacLeay, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Paralissotes Holloway, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Penichrolucanus Deyrolle, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrognathus MacLeay, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoelus Parry, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoilus Westwood, 201716SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodorcus Parry, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Semidorcus1SpeciesTaxom
Serrognathus Motschulsky, 198710SpeciesTaxom
Syndesus MacLeay, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Telodorcus Didier, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Tetrarthrius Didier, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
186 Species and 37 Subspecies
Aegus (Aegus) angustanus Kriesche, 1920
Aegus (Aegus) bidentatus Nagel, 1939
Aegus (Aegus) blandus Parry, 1864
Aegus (Aegus) burgersi Kriesche, 1920
Aegus (Aegus) crucifer Nagel, 1933
Aegus (Aegus) cyclocerus De Lisle, 1974
Aegus (Aegus) dissimilis Bomans, 1988
Aegus (Aegus) ellipticus Boileau, 1902
Aegus (Aegus) fallax De Lisle, 1967
Aegus (Aegus) glomerosus Bomans, 1993
Aegus (Aegus) grandis Deyrolle, 1874
Aegus (Aegus) gressitti (De Lisle, 1974)⇒ Aegus angustanus Kriesche, 1920
Aegus (Aegus) hyperpunctatus Boucher, 1996
Aegus (Aegus) insipidus Thomson, 1862
Aegus (Aegus) jejunus De Lisle, 1977
Aegus (Aegus) kombaensis Nagel, 1941
Aegus (Aegus) latidens Schaufuss, 1864
Aegus (Aegus) maeandrinus Kriesche, 1920
Aegus (Aegus) malapaensis De Lisle, 1967
Aegus (Aegus) misoolensis De Lisle, 1967
Aegus (Aegus) peterseni De Lisle, 1968
Aegus (Aegus) planeti Jakowlew, 1900
Aegus (Aegus) platyodon Parry, 1862
Aegus platyodon bellus Möllenkamp, 1902
Aegus platyodon foraminatus Bomans, 1993
Aegus platyodon lacroixi Bomans, 1993
Aegus platyodon leopoldi Didier, 1932
Aegus platyodon meeki Didier, 1928
Aegus platyodon montanus Möllenkamp, 1911
Aegus platyodon platyodon bellus Molle..., 1902
Aegus platyodon porrectodon Bomans, 1993
Aegus (Aegus) rennellensis De Lisle, 1968
Aegus (Aegus) retrodentatus De Lisle, 1967
Aegus (Aegus) riedeli Bartolozzi, 1996
Aegus (Aegus) rosselianus Boileau, 1902
Aegus (Aegus) sedlacekorum De Lisle, 1974
Aegus (Aegus) tagulaensis Bomans, 1993
Aegus (Cherasphorus) inflatus Bomans, 1988
Aegus (Elsion) sepicanum Kriesche, 1920
Aegus (Eubussea) barbatus Nagel, 1928
Aegus (Eubussea) caledoniae Boucher, 1991
Aegus (Eubussea) dilatatus Fairmaire, 1849
Aegus (Eubussea) woodfordi Waterhouse, 1890
Aegus (Gnaphaegus) albertisi Bomans, 1992
Aegus (Gnaphaegus) furfuraceus De Lisle, 1970
Aegus miles laticornis Boileau, 1903
Aegus (Gnaphaegus) pulverosus Benesh, 1952
Aegus (Gnaphaegus) sculptipennis Parry, 1864
Aegus (Micraegus) comes De Lisle, 1967
Aegus (Micraegus) elegantulus Van Roon, 1907
Aegus (Micraegus) fragilis Didier, 1928
Aegus (Micraegus) genacerus Bomans, 1984
Aegus (Micraegus) glaber Parry, 1864
Aegus (Micraegus) luridus Didier, 1928
Aegus (Micraegus) minutus Gestro, 1881
Aegus (Micraegus) pusillus Gestro, 1881
Aegus (Paraegus) nar Kriesche, 1920
Aegus (Paraegus) szentivanyi De Lisle, 1967
Aegus (Torynognathus) marginivillosus De Lisle, 1967
Aegus (Tumidaegus) variolosus Bomans, 1988
Aegus augustanus Kriesche, 1920
Aegus caldeoniae Boucher, 1991
Aegus cicatricosus Wiedemann, 1823
Aegus meeki Didier, 1928
Aegus suzukii Fujita, 2010
Bomansius cheesmanae Kakinuma, 2019
Bomansius gabrieli LaCroix, 1979
Cardanus alfurus Gestro, 1881
Cardanus laevigatus Deyrolle, 1874
Cherasphorus sculptipennis Parry, 1864
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) anepsius (De Lisle, 1980)⇒ Cyclommatus speciosus anepsius De Lisle, 1980
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) bomansi Lacroix, J.-P., 1973
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) ethmarionotus De Lisle, 1980
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) eximius Mollenkamp, 1909
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) finschi Nagel, 1932
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) gestroi Nagel, 1931
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) imperator Boileau, 1905
Cyclommatus imperator monguilloni LaCroix, 1981
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) kaupi (Deyrolle, 1865)⇒ Cyclommatus margaritae Gestro, 1877
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) kaupii Deyrolle, 1865
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) margaritae Gestro, 1877
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) misimaensis De Lisle, 1967
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) pulchellus Mollenkamp, 1900
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) ribbei De Lisle, 1980
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) speciosus Boileau, 1898
Cyclommatus speciosus anepsius De Lisle, 1980
Cyclommatus speciosus maculifemoratus Nagel, P., 1932
Cyclommatus speciosus misimaensis De Lisle, 1967
Cyclommatus speciosus speciosus speciosus Bo..., 1898
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) spineus Didier, 1930
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) splendidus Schenk, 2000
Cyclommatus splendidus maponduna Fujii, 2004
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) sumptuosus Mollenkamp, 1902
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) tittonii Lacroix, 1983
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) trifurcatus Mollenkamp, 1902
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) websteri De Lisle, 1980
Cyclommatus weinreichei LaCroix, 1972
Dorcus arfakianus Lansberge, 1880
Dorcus capricornis Möllenkamp, 1909
Dorcus egregius Möllenkamp, 1898
Dorcus intermedius Gestro, 1881
Dorcus intermedius intermedius Gestro, 1881
Dorcus intermedius pilosipes Waterhouse, 1883
Dorcus intermedius separandus Möllenkamp, 1911
Dorcus meeki (Boileau, 1906)⇒ Dynodorcus curvidens curvidens hopei Saunders, 1854
Dorcus meeki didieri De Lisle, 1967
Dorcus meeki stevensae De Lisle, 1967
Dorcus miwai (Benesh, 1936)⇒ Serrognathus miwai Benesh, 1936
Dorcus nitidus (Kirsch, 1877)⇒ Pseudodorcus nitidus Didier, 1926
Dorcus pilosipes Waterhouse, 1883
Dorcus planithorax Bomans, 1987
Dorcus saiga (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Serrognathus taurus gypaetus Castelnau, 1840
Dynodorcus curvidens curvidens hopei Saunders, 1854
Eurytrachellelus arfakianus Lansberge, 1880
Eurytrachellelus egregius Mollenkamp, 1898
Eurytrachellelus intermedius Gestro, 1881
Eurytrachellelus pilosipes Waterhouse, 1883
Eurytrachelus pilosipes Waterhouse, 1883
Figulus (Figulinus) fissicollis Fairmaire, 1849
Figulus (Figulus) howei De Lisle, 1967
Figulus (Figulus) lilliputanus Westwood, 1855
Figulus (Figulus) mento Albers, 1883
Figulus (Figulus) regularis Westwood, 1834
Figulus (Figulus) sulcicollis Hope & Westwood, 1845
Figulus albertisi Gestro, 1881
Figulus ater (Deyroll, 1874)⇒ Figulus sulcicollis Hope & Westwood, 1845
Figulus caecus Bomans, 1988
Figulus canaliculatus Nagel, 1941
Figulus cheesmani Arrow, 1938
Figulus decorus De Lisle, 1968
Figulus detzneri Kriesche, 1922
Figulus excavatus Bomans, 1986
Figulus foveicollis Boisduval, 1835
Figulus gestroi Nagel, 1928
Figulus hoplocnemus De Lisle, 1974
Figulus hornabrooki Bomans, 1986
Figulus humeralis Didier, 1930
Figulus incertus Bomans, 1987
Figulus insulanus Bomans, 1986
Figulus joliveti Bomans, 1986
Figulus laevipennis Montrouzier, 1860
Figulus leptochilus De Lisle, 1974
Figulus lozoki Kriesche, 1922
Figulus mecynodontus De Lisle, 1974
Figulus morosus De Lisle, 1974
Figulus myrmecodianus Cammaerts & ..., 1997
Figulus nitidulus Gestro, 1881
Figulus papuanus Gestro, 1881
Figulus popei Bomans, 1986
Figulus robustus Bomans, 1986
Figulus rubripes Bomans, 1987
Figulus schismonotus De Lisle, 1975
Figulus spinosus Bomans, 1986
Figulus splendens Bomans, 1986
Figulus weinreichei Bomans, 1986
Gnaphaloryx (Gnaphaloryx) curtus Kirsch, 1877
Gnaphaloryx (Gnaphaloryx) dain Kriesche, 1920
Gnaphaloryx (Gnaphaloryx) opacus Burmeister, 1847
Gnaphaloryx (Gnaphaloryx) pollinosus De Lisle, 1973
Gnaphaloryx (Gnaphaloryx) stigmatifer De Lisle, 1974
Gnaphaloryx albertisi Bomans, 1992
Gnaphaloryx miles laticornis Boileau, 1903
Gnaphaloryx pulverosus Benesh, 1952
Gnaphaloryx sculptipennis Parry, 1864
Homoderus mellyi Parry, 1862
Irianoaegus shiokurai Fujita, 2010
Lamprima adolphinae Gestro, 1875
Lamprima adolphinae bohni Darge & Seguy, 1953
Lamprima adolphinae olivacea Nagel, P., 1930
Lamprima aurata (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Lamprima latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1819
Lamprima latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1819Golden green Stag Beetle
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Lucanus (Lucanus) elaphus Fabricius, 1775Giant Stag Beetle
Lucanus (Pseudolucanus) mazama LeConte, 1861Cottonwood Stag Beetle
Metopodontus bison Olivier, 1789
Metopodontus bison hortensis Kriesche, 1924
Metopodontus bison monodon Kriesche, 1924
Microlucanus greensladeae Bomans & Bar..., 1993
Nigidius lichtensteini Ritsema, 1879
Paralissotes reticulatus Westwood, 1844New Zealand Reticulate Stag Beetle
Penichrolucanus leveri Arrow, 1938
Phalacrognathus muelleri MacLeay, 1885King stag beetle
Prosopocoelus hasterti Boileau, 1912
Prosopocoelus lafertei Reiche, 1852
Prosopocoelus moinieri Lacroix, J.-P., 1971
Prosopocoilus (Metopodontus) bison Olivier, 1789
Prosopocoilus bison bison hortensis Kr..., 1924
Prosopocoilus bison hortensis Kriesche, 1924
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) lafertei Reiche, 1852
Prosopocoilus lafertei hasterti Boileau, 1912
Prosopocoilus lafertei lafertei hasterti Boi..., 1912
Prosopocoilus lafertei moineri LaCroix, 1971
Prosopocoilus lafertei moinieri LaCroix, 1971
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) neopomeraniensis De Lisle, 1967
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) tragulus Snellen van ..., 1861
Prosopocoilus anoides Kriesche, 1921
Prosopocoilus cinctus Montrouzier, 1857
Prosopocoilus hasterti Boileau, 1912
Prosopocoilus hasterti hasterti
Prosopocoilus hasterti moinieri Lacroix, 1971
Prosopocoilus hasterti nakagomei Okuda, 2017
Pseudodorcus nitidus Didier, 1926
Semidorcus gressitti De Lisle, 1974
Serrognathus (Eurytrachelus) miwai Benesh, 1936
Serrognathus taurus gypaetus Castelnau, 1840
Serrognathus (Serrognathus) kyanrauensis Miwa, 1934
Serrognathus arfakianus Lansberge, 1880
Serrognathus arfakianus coranus Gestro, 1881
Serrognathus egregius Möllenkamp, 1897
Serrognathus intermedius Gestro, 1881
Serrognathus nitidus Kirsch, 1877
Serrognathus pilosipes Waterhouse, 1883
Serrognathus planithorax Bomans, 1987
Syndesus cancellatus Montrouzier, 1860
Syndesus punctatus Boileau, 1905
Telodorcus capricornis Mollenkamp, 1909
Telodorcus intermedius Gestro, 1881
Telodorcus nitidus Kirsch, 1877
Telodorcus pilosipes Waterhouse, 1883

Subnodes of Lucanidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyLampriminae
MacLeay, 1819
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
21
170
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyndesinae
MacLeay, 1819
1
2
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