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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
3984
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
3574
10741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
529
2375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
529
2375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
17
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
17 Genera with 73 Species
Aegus MacLeay, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Cyclommatus Parry, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 01SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 192010SpeciesTaxom
Ganelius Benesh, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphaloryx Burmeister, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Homoderus Parry, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Mesotopus Burmeister, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Metopodontus Hope, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Nigidius MacLeay, 199419SpeciesTaxom
Odontolabis Hope, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Penichrolucanus Deyrolle, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoelus Parry, 18708SpeciesTaxom
Prosopocoilus Westwood, 183525SpeciesTaxom
Serrognathus Motschulsky, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Sinodendron Schneider, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
73 Species and 15 Subspecies
Aegus (Aegus) kombaensis Nagel, 1941
Aegus (Micraegus) elegantulus Van Roon, 1907
Cyclommatus (Cyclommatus) rangifer Schonherr, 1817
Dorcus faber
Figulus (Figulinus) fissicollis Fairmaire, 1849
Figulus (Figulus) sublaevis Beauvois, 1805
Figulus sublaevis anthracinus Klug, 1832
Figulus sublaevis nigritus Westwood, 1838
Figulus sublaevis refigeratus
Figulus anthracinus (Klug, 1833)⇒ Figulus sublaevis Beauvois, 1805
Figulus decipiens Albers, 1884
Figulus excavatus Bomans, 1986
Figulus leptochilus De Lisle, 1974
Figulus minor Kriesche, 1920
Ganelius oberndorferi Nonfried, 1892
Gnaphaloryx miles (Vollenhoven, 1865)⇒ Aegus miles miles baumanni Schenk, 2003
Homoderus gladiator Jakowlew, 1895
Homoderus gladiator gladiator Jakowlew, 1895
Homoderus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1902
Homoderus lacroixi
Homoderus mellyi Parry, 1862
Homoderus mellyi mellyi
Homoderus mellyi polyodontus Boileau, 1902
Lucanus (Lucanus) planeti Planet, 1899
Mesotopus tarandus Swederus, 1787
Metopodontus bison Olivier, 1789
Metopodontus savagei Hope, 1842
Nigidius auriculatus Guérin-Mén..., 1844
Nigidius bubalus (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Nigidius laevigatus Harold, 1878
Nigidius bubalus bubalus bubalus Swed..., 1787
Nigidius cribricollis Parry, 1873
Nigidius decellei Maes, 1990
Nigidius delegorguei Thomson, 1862
Nigidius delegorguei delegorguei
Nigidius dentifer Albers, 1884
Nigidius grandis Hope, 1841
Nigidius intermedius Kriesche, 1920
Nigidius laevicollis Westwood, 1835
Nigidius laevigatus Harold, 1878
Nigidius lamottei Seguy, 1953
Nigidius mydoni Seguy, 1953
Nigidius nitidus Thomson, 1862
Nigidius perforatus Harold, 1878
Nigidius semicariosus Fairmaire, 1891
Nigidius svenjae Schenk, 2006
Nigidius walterianus Franciscolo, 1994
Odontolabis dalmanni bellicosa Laporte, 1840
Odontolabis kirchneri Bartolozzi, 1999
Penichrolucanus cryptonychus Zhang, 1988
Prosopocoelus antilopus Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoelus eximius Parry, 1864
Prosopocoelus faber Thomson, 1862
Prosopocoelus felschei Mollenkamp, 1904
Prosopocoelus maculatus Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoelus modestus Parry, 1864
Prosopocoelus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Prosopocoelus swanzianus Parry, 1870
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) faber Thomson, 1862
Prosopocoilus faber faber faber Thomson, 1862
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) gellensae Bomans, 1967
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) modestus Parry, 1864
Prosopocoilus (Cyclotropus) sylvicapra Kriesche, 1932
Prosopocoilus (Homoderinus) variegatus Boileau, 1904
Prosopocoilus variegatus variegatus
Prosopocoilus (Hoplitocranum) felschei Mollenkamp, 1904
Prosopocoilus (Hoplitocranum) swanzianus Parry, 1870
Prosopocoilus (Hoplitocranum) swanzyanus Parry, 1870
Prosopocoilus downesii savagei Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) antilopus (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Prosopocoilus antilope Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoilus antilopus antilopus antilopus Sw..., 1787
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) kirchneri Ipsen, 1999
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) natalensis Parry, 1864
Prosopocoilus (Prosopocoilus) perbeti Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus serricornis senegalensis Klug, 1835
Prosopocoilus antilope Swederus, 1787
Prosopocoilus dallastai Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus girardi Desfontaine ..., 2003
Prosopocoilus leonardi Bouyer, 2017
Prosopocoilus planeti Boileau, 1897
Prosopocoilus savagei Hope, 1842
Prosopocoilus senegalensis Klug, 1835
Serrognathus arfakianus Lansberge, 1880
Serrognathus arfakianus coranus Gestro, 1881
Serrognathus planithorax Bomans, 1987
Sinodendron cylindricum Linnaeus, 1758Horned Stag Beetle

Subnodes of Lucanidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
15
63
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