Lucaninae

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

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

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.