Lucaninae

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Lucaninae
Male Lucanus cervus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Family: Lucanidae Subfamily: Lucaninae Latreille, 1804
Genera
not a complete list Aegognathus Aegus Andinolucanus Apterodorcus Auxicerus Beneshius Brasilucanus Cacostomus Cantharolethrus Casignetus Charagmophorus Chiasognathus Dorculus Dorcus Figulus Hoplogonus Incadorcus Leptinopterus Lissapterus Lissotes Lucanus Macrocrates Metadorcinus Metadorcus Onorelucanus Prosopocoilus Pseudodorcus Pycnosiphorus Rhyssonotus Sclerostomus Scortizus Serrognathus Sphaenognathus

Lucaninae is 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 elongate and slightly flattened.

[edit] 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.