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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
114
3906
14945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
3435
12710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
13
629
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
13
629
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
13
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
13 Genera with 53 Species
Ceruchus MacLeay, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Colophon Gray, 193224SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Ganelius Benesh, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metopodontus Hope, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nigidius MacLeay, 19099SpeciesTaxom
Oonotus Parry, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Penichrolucanus Deyrolle, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Platycerus Geoffroy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoelus Parry, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoilus Westwood, 18175SpeciesTaxom
Xiphodontus Westwood, 20052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
53 Species and 5 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 deschodti Jacobs & Sch..., 2015
Colophon eastmani Barnard, 1932Yarrell's blenny
Colophon eastmani eastmani eastmani Bar..., 1932
Colophon endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005Nutcracker prickleback
Colophon haughtoni Barnard, 1929
Colophon izardi Barnard, 1929
Colophon kawaii Mizukami, 1996Yarrell's blenny
Colophon kirchneri Schenk, 2019
Colophon montisatris Endrödy-Younga, 1986Decorated warbonnet
Colophon nagaii Mizukami, 1996
Colophon neli Barnard, 1932
Colophon oweni Bartolozzi, 1995
Colophon primosi Barnard, 1929
Colophon stockoei 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) striatus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Figulus confusus Westwood, 1838
Figulus (Figulus) sublaevis Beauvois, 1805
Figulus (Figulus) sulcicollis Hope & Westwood, 1845
Figulus capensis Casstrom & T..., 1781
Figulus confusus Westwood, 1838
Ganelius madagascariensis Laporte de C..., 1840
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Metopodontus savagei Hope, 1842
Nigidius amplicollis Quedenfeld, 1884
Nigidius auriculatus Guérin-Mén..., 1844
Nigidius bubalus (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Nigidius laevigatus Harold, 1878
Nigidius bubalus bubalus bubalus Swed..., 1787
Nigidius bubalus vosseleri Kriesche, 1920
Nigidius delegorguei Thomson, 1862
Nigidius delegorguei delegorguei
Nigidius laevigatus Harold, 1878
Nigidius rhodesianus Péringuey, 1909
Oonotus (Macroonotus) rex Endrödy-Younga, 1993
Oonotus (Macroonotus) sericeus Endrödy-Younga, 1993
Oonotus (Oonotus) adspersus Boheman, 1857
Oonotus (Oonotus) interioris Endrödy-Younga, 1993
Penichrolucanus cryptonychus Zhang, 1988
Platycerus capensis
Prosopocoelus natalensis Parry, 1864
Prosopocoelus serricornis Latreille, 1825
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) specularis Boileau, 1904
Prosopocoilus specularis petitclerci Didier, 1928
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) fuscus Bomans, 1977
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) natalensis Parry, 1864
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) serricornis Latreille, 1817
Xiphodontus antilope Westwood, 1838
Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005

Subnodes of Lucanidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
10
49
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