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Checklist for Family Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 (Stag Beetle)
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
49
750
1766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
46
601
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
141
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
141
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
5 Genera with 14 Species
Homoderus Parry, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Mesotopus Burmeister, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Nigidius MacLeay, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoelus Parry, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoilus Westwood, 17875SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Homoderus gladiator Jakowlew, 1895
Homoderus gladiator johnstoni Waterhouse, 1902
Homoderus mellyi polyodontus Boileau, 1902
Homoderus taverniersi Bomans, 1998
Mesotopus imperator Bouyer, 2019
Mesotopus tarandus Swederus, 1787
Nigidius grandis Hope, 1841
Nigidius haedillus Seguy, 1955
Nigidius nitidus Thomson, 1862
Nigidius perforatus Harold, 1878
Prosopocoelus fuscus Bomans, 1976
Prosopocoilus downesii savagei Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) antilopus (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Prosopocoilus antilope Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoilus antilopus antilopus antilopus Sw..., 1787
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) fuscus Bomans, 1977
Prosopocoilus antilope Swederus, 1787

Subnodes of Lucanidae with occurrences in Rwanda
SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
4
13
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