Lucaninae

Lucaninae
	Male specimen of Hexarthrius parryi paradoxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
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

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

Male specimen of Homoderus mellyi

Eulepidius
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
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.

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