Lucaninae

Subfamily of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Lucaninae comprise the largest subfamily of the stag beetles (Lucanidae).[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Lucaninae
Male specimen of Hexarthrius parryi paradoxus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lucaninae
Latreille, 1804
Tribes

about 21, see text

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Characteristics include partial to complete division of the eyes by a canthus, geniculate antennae, and distinctly separated coxae. The body is typically elongated and slightly flattened.

Tribes and genera

Male specimen of Homoderus mellyi

The following are included in BioLib.cz:[2]

  1. Aegus MacLeay, 1819
  2. Irianoaegus Fujita, 2010
  • Allotopini Maes, 1992
  1. Allotopus Albers, 1894
  2. Mesotopus Burmeister in Hope, 1845
  1. Chiasognathus Stephens, 1831
  2. †Protognathinus Chalumeau & Brochier, 2001
  1. Aphanognathus Heller, 1927
  2. Bartolozziolucanus Nagai, 1994
  3. Capreolucanus Didier, 1928
  4. Cladophyllus Houlbert, 1912
  5. Cyclommatus Parry, 1863
  6. Eligmodontus Houlbert, 1915
  7. Gonometopus Houlbert, 1915
  8. Katsuraius Nagai, 1996
  9. Kirchnerius Schenk, 2009
  10. †Palaeognathus Waga, 1883
  11. Prismognathus Motschulsky, 1860
  12. Prosopocoilus Westwood, 1845: incl. subgenus Cladognathus Burmeister, 1847
  13. Pseudorhaetus Planet, 1899
  14. Rhaetus Parry, 1864
  15. Tetrarthrius Didier, 1926
  16. Weinreichius Lacroix, 1978
  • Colophonini Maes, 1992
  1. Colophon Gray, 1935
  • Dendeziini Benesh, 1955
  1. Dendezia Basilewsky, 1952
  2. Oonotus Parry, 1864
  3. Xiphodontus Westwood, 1838
  1. Aulacostethus Waterhouse, 1869
  2. Cantharolethrus Thomson, 1862
  3. Dorcus MacLeay, 1819 (synonyms: Dynodorcus, Telodorcus, Macrodorcas)[3]
  4. Eulepidius Westwood, 1874
  5. Falcicornis Planet, 1894
  6. Gnaphaloryx Burmeister, 1847
  7. Hemisodorcus Thomson, 1862
  8. Metallactulus Ritsema, 1881
  9. Microlucanus Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1996
  10. Serrognathus Motschulsky, 1861
  11. Sinodorcus Huang & Chen, 2013
  12. Velutinodorcus Maes, 1992
  1. Agnelius Paulsen, 2017
  2. Brasilucanus Vulcano & Pereira, 1961
  3. Cardanus (beetle) Westwood, 1834
  4. Diasomoides Schenk, 2002
  5. Epipedesthus de Lisle, 1976
  6. Figulus W.S. MacLeay, 1819
  7. Penichrolucanus Deyrolle, 1863
  8. Platyfigulus Arrow, 1935
  9. Sinolucanus Wang & He, 2024
  10. Vinsonella Arrow, 1940
  • Homoderini Maes, 1992
  1. Homoderus Parry, 1862
  • Leptinopterini Jakobson, 1911
  1. Leptinopterus Hope, 1838
  1. Bomansius Lacroix, 1978
  2. Dorculus Didier, 1930
  3. Geodorcus Holloway, 1996
  4. Hoplogonus Parry, 1875
  5. Lissapterus Deyrolle, 1870
  6. Lissotes Westwood, 1855: incl. L. latidens – "Wielangta stag beetle"
  7. Paralissotes Holloway, 1996
  1. Casignetus MacLeay, 1819
  2. Chewlucanus Ikeda & Katsura, 2000
  3. Eolucanus Kurosawa, 1970
  4. Hexarthrius Hope, 1843
  5. Lucanus Scopoli, 1763
  6. Noseolucanus Araya & Tanaka, 1998
  7. Sphaenognathus Buquet, 1838
  8. Yumikoi Arnaud & Miyashita, 2006
  1. Aegognathus Leuthner, 1883
  2. Apterocyclus Waterhouse, 1871
  3. Apterodorcus Arrow, 1943
  4. Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883
  5. Charagmophorus Waterhouse, 1895
  6. Macrocrates Burmeister, 1847
  1. Agnus Burmeister, 1847
  2. Amneidus Coquerel, 1866
  3. Dinonigidius de Lisle, 1974
  4. Ganelius Benesh, 1955
  5. Nigidionus Kriesche, 1926
  6. Nigidius (beetle) MacLeay, 1819
  7. Novonigidius Dudich, 1923
  • Odontolabini Parry, 1870
  1. Calcodes Westwood, 1834
  2. Heterochthes Westwood, 1864
  3. Neolucanus Thomson, 1862
  4. Odontolabis Hope, 1842
  • Platycerini Mulsant, 1842
  1. Platycerus Geoffroy, 1762
  2. †Succiniplatycerus Nikolajev, 1990
  1. Platyceroides Benesh, 1946
  2. Platyceropsis Benesh, 1946
  • Pseudodorcini Benesh, 1960
  1. Aegognatus Leuthner, 1883
  2. Pseudodorcus Parry, 1870
  • Rhaethulini Miwa, 1931
  1. Rhaetulus Westwood, 1871
  1. Cacostomus Newman, 1840: incl. C. squamosus
  2. Eucarteria Lea, 1914
  3. Ryssonotus MacLeay, 1819
  4. Safrina Reid & Beatson, 2016
  • Sclerostomini Benesh, 1955
  1. Altitatiayus Weinreich, 1960
  2. Andinolucanus Arnaud & Bomans, 2006
  3. Arnaudius Grossi & Bartolozzi, 2011
  4. Caenolethrus Thomson, 1862
  5. Chileistomus Weinreich, 1960
  6. Erichius Maes, 1992
  7. Metadorcinus Kriesche, 1922
  8. Metadorcus Parry, 1870 (syn. Beneshius)
  9. Montesinus Grossi, 2016
  10. Onorelucanus Bartolozzi & Bomans, 1989
  11. Pycnosiphorus Solier, 1851
  12. Sclerodorcinus Soares & Grossi, 2025
  13. Sclerostomulus Weinreich, 1960
  14. Sclerostomus Burmeister, 1847
  15. Scortizus Westwood, 1834
  16. Zikanius Grossi & Paulsen, 2009
Incertae sedis and fossil genera
  • †Cretolucanus Nikolajev, 2007
  • Incadorcus Arnaud & Bomans, 2006
  • †Miocenidorcus Riou, 1999
  • Pseudoscortizus Arnaud et al., 2008

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