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

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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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