Lucaninae
{{Short description|Subfamily of beetles}}
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| image_caption = Male specimen of Hexarthrius parryi paradoxus
| taxon = Lucaninae
| authority = Latreille, 1804
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = Many, see text
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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:
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- 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
- 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
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- Brett C. Ratcliffe, "Lucanidae", in Ross H. Arnett Jr. and Michael C. Thomas, American Beetles (CRC Press, 2002), p. 7
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070123103021/http://www.unl.edu/museum/research/entomology/Guide/Scarabaeoidea/Lucanidae/Lucanidae-Catalog/LucanidaeC.htm 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. [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/index.html Australian Faunal Directory]. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 22 November 2007.
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