Dorcus

{{Short description|Genus of beetles}}

{{For|the genus described by Burmeister, 1847|Serrognathus}}

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| image = Dorcus parallelipipedus MHNT mâle L'espicié.jpg

| image_caption = Dorcus parallelipipedus

| taxon = Dorcus

| authority = MacLeay 1819

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  • Ditomoderus Parry, 1864
  • Dorcas Hope, 1842
  • Dorcus Parry, 1862
  • Durelius Houlbert, 1915
  • Dynodorcus Didier, 1931
  • Eurydorcus Didier, 1931
  • Eurytrachellelus Didier, 1931
  • Eurytrachelus Thomson, 1862
  • Goniodorcus Didier, 1931
  • Hemisodorcus Thomson, 1862
  • Macrodorcas Motschulsky, 1861
  • Macrodorcus Felsche, 1898
  • Nipponodorcus Nomura & Kurosawa, 1960
  • Telodorcus Didier, 1931
  • Velutinodorcus Maes, 1992

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File:Dorcus ternatensis (Thomson, 1862) male (3988001274) (2).jpg

Dorcus is a genus of beetles in the stag beetle family Lucanidae. Of the over 100 species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth on the mandibles and sable pigment were called Serrognathus whereas specimens with but a singular or multiple bulky notches on the mandibles and lustrous sable pigmentation were called Dorcus.{{cite book |author=Brett C. Ratcliffe |chapter=Lucanidae |editor=Ross H. Arnett Jr. & Michael C. Thomas |title=American Beetles |publisher=CRC Press |year=2002 |page=8}}

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Dorcus:{{Cite web |title=Dorcus Macleay, 1819 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/3263253 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}

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