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Checklist for Tribe Lucanini Latreille, 1804
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
78
1509
6505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
1262
5308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
170
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
170
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLucanidae
Latreille, 1804
Stag Beetle, Stag beetles
20
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLucaninae
Latreille, 1804
16
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLucanini
Latreille, 1804
2
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
2 Genera with 10 Species
Dorcus MacLeay, 178913SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
10 Species and 4 Subspecies
Dorcus arfakianus Lansberge, 1880
Dorcus egregius Möllenkamp, 1898
Dorcus intermedius Gestro, 1881
Dorcus intermedius intermedius Gestro, 1881
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
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle


Links, sources and further information
Lucanini at itis.gov