Lucaninae

Lucaninae
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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
Genera
Many, see text

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

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.

Genera

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Male specimen of Homoderus mellyi

Some notable species are also listed:

• Aegognathus
• Aegus
• Agnus
• Allotopus
• Amneidus
• Andinolucanus
• Aphanognathus
• Apterocyclus
• Apterodorcus Arrow, 1943
• Auxicerus
• Bartolozziolucanus
• Beneshius
• Bomansius
• Brasilucanus
• Cacostomus
  • C. squamosus
• Calcodes
• Cantharolethrus
  • C. luxeri
• Capreolucanus
• Cardanus
• Casignetus
• Charagmophorus
• Chewlucanus
• Chiasognathus
• Cladophyllus
• Cladognathus
• Colophon
• Cyclommatus
  • C. scutellaris
• Dendezia
• Diasomoides
• Dinonigidius
• Dorculus
• Dorcus
• Dynodorcus
• Eligmodontus
• Epipedesthus
• Eulepidius
• Falcicornis
• Figulus
• Ganelius
• Geodorcus
• Gnaphaloryx
• Gonometopus
• Hemisodorcus
• Heterochthes
• Hexarthrius
• Homoderus
• Hoplogonus
• Incadorcus
• Leptinopterus
• Lissapterus
• Lissotes
  • L. latidens – "Wielangta stag beetle", "broad-toothed stag beetle"
• Lucanus
• Macrocrates
• Macrodorcas
• Mesotopus
• Metadorcinus
• Metadorcus
• Metallactulus
• Microlucanus
• Neolucanus
  • N. castanopterus
• Nigidionus
• Nigidius
• Noseolucanus
• Novonigidius
• Odontolabis
• Onorelucanus
• Oonotus
• Paralissotes
  • P. reticulatus
• Penichrolucanus
• Platyceroides
• Platyceropsis
• Platycerus
• Platyfigulus
• Prismognathus
• Prosopocoilus
• Pseudodorcus
• Pseudorhaetus
• Pycnosiphorus
• Rhaetulus
  • R. crenatus
• Rhaetus
• Ryssonotus
• Safrina
• Sclerostomus
• Scortizus
• Serrognathus
• Sinolucanus
• Sphaenognathus
• Telodorcus
• Tetrarthrius
• Velutinodorcus
• Vinsonella
• Weinreichius
• Xiphodontus
• Yumikoi

References

• Brett C. Ratcliffe, "Lucanidae", in Ross H. Arnett Jr. and Michael C. Thomas, American Beetles (CRC Press, 2002), p. 7
• UNL museum checklist of New World Lucanidae
• G. Cassis, W.W.K. Houston, T.A. Weir & B.P. Moore (1992). Updated by A.A. Calder (2002). Coleoptera: Scarabaeoida. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 22 November 2007.