Taxonomy of Lucanidae

The Lucanidae are a family of beetles that include the stag beetles. The family can be further subdivided in a taxonomy. The classification presented here follows Smith (2006), with the exception of the tribal classification within the Lucaninae.

Subfamily Aesalinae
Subfamily Aesalinae
 * Tribe Aesalini
 * Genus Aesalus (Fabricius, 1801)
 * Aesalus asiaticus Lewis, 1883
 * Aesalus himalayicus Kurosawa, 1985
 * Aesalus imanishii Inahara & Ratti, 1991
 * Aesalus meridionalis Bartolozzi, 1989
 * Aesalus neotropicalis Bates, 1886
 * Aesalus saburoi
 * Aesalus sawaii Fujita & Ichikawa, 1985
 * Aesalus scarabaeoides Panzer, 1793
 * Aesalus sichuanensis
 * Aesalus smithi Bates, 1889
 * Aesalus trogoides Albers, 1883
 * Aesalus ulanowskii Ganglbauer, 1886
 * Genus Cretaesalus (fossil)
 * Genus Echinoaesalus Zelenka, 1993
 * Echinoaesalus barriesi (Zelenka, 1993)
 * Echinoaesalus hidakai (Araya, 1993)
 * Echinoaesalus jaechi (Zelenka,1993)
 * Echinoaesalus matsuii (Araya, 1993)
 * Echinoaesalus sabahensis (Zelenka, 1994)
 * Echinoaesalus schuhi (Zelenka, 1994)
 * Echinoaesalus timidus (Krikken, 1975)
 * Echinoaesalus yongi (Araya, 1993)
 * Genus Lucanobium Howden & Lawrence, 1974
 * Lucanobium squamosum Howden & Lawrence, 1974
 * Tribe Ceratognathini
 * Genus Ceratognathus Westwood, 1838
 * Ceratognathus abdominalis Parry, 1870
 * Ceratognathus bitumulatus Carter, 1925
 * Ceratognathus flabellatus Boileau, 1905
 * Ceratognathus frenchi Blackburn, 1897
 * Ceratognathus froggatti Blackburn, 1894
 * Ceratognathus gilesi Blackburn, 1895
 * Ceratognathus macrognathus Boileau, 1905
 * Ceratognathus mentiferus Westwood, 1863
 * Ceratognathus minutus Lea, 1929
 * Ceratognathus niger Westwood, 1838
 * Ceratognathus ocularis Carter, 1925
 * Ceratognathus rufipennis Westwood, 1872
 * Ceratognathus tasmanus Benesh, 1943
 * Ceratognathus westwoodi Thomson, 1862
 * Genus Hilophyllus Paulsen & Mondaca, 2006
 * Hilophyllus argentinensis (Martinez, 1981)
 * Hilophyllus martinezi Paulsen & Mondaca, 2006
 * Hilophyllus penai (Martinez, 1976)
 * Genus Mitophyllus Parry, 1843
 * Mitophyllus alboguttatus (Bates, 1867)
 * Mitophyllus dispar (Sharp, 1882)
 * Mitophyllus foveolatus (Broun, 1880)
 * Mitophyllus gibbosus (Broun, 1884)
 * Mitophyllus insignis Broun, 1921
 * Mitophyllus irroratus Parry, 1842
 * Mitophyllus macrocerus (Broun, 1886)
 * Mitophyllus parrianus Westwood, 1863
 * Mitophyllus reflexus Broun, 1908
 * Tribe Nicagini
 * Genus Nicagus LeConte, 1861
 * Nicagus obscurus (LeConte, 1848)
 * Nicagus occultus Paulsen & Smith, 2005
 * Nicagus japonicus Nagel, 1928
 * Genus Holloceratognathus Nikolajev, 1998
 * Holloceratognathus cylindricus (Broun, 1895)
 * Holloceratognathus helotoides (Thomson, 1862)
 * Holloceratognathus passaliformis (Holloway, 1962)

Subfamily Lampriminae
Subfamily Lampriminae
 * Genus Dendroblax White, 1846
 * Dendroblax earlianus White, 1846
 * Genus Homolamprima
 * Homolamprima crenulata (MacLeay, 1885)
 * Genus Lamprima
 * Lamprima adolphinae (Gestro, 1875)
 * Lamprima aenea Fabricius, 1792
 * Lamprima aurata Latreille, 1817
 * Lamprima imberbis Barber, 1926
 * Lamprima insularis Macleay, 1885
 * Genus Phalacrognathus
 * Phalacrognathus muelleri MacLeay, 1885
 * Genus Streptocerus Dejean, 1833
 * Streptocerus speciosus Fairmaire, 1850

Subfamily Lucaninae
Subfamily Lucaninae Latreille, 1804
 * Tribe Aegini
 * Genus Aegus MacLeay, 1819
 * Tribe Allotopini
 * Genus Allotopus
 * Allotopus moellenkampi (Fruhstorfer, 1894)
 * Allotopus rosenbergi (Vollenhoven, 1872)
 * Genus Mesotopus
 * Tribe Chiasognathini
 * Genus Casignetus
 * Genus Chiasognathus Stephens, 1831
 * Chiasognathus beneshi Lacroix, 1978
 * Chiasognathus grantii Stephens, 1831
 * Chiasognathus jousselini Reiche, 1850
 * Chiasognathus latreillei Solier, 1851
 * Chiasognathus mniszechii Kiesche 1919
 * Genus Protognathinus
 * Genus Sphaenognathus
 * Tribe Cladognathini
 * Genus Aphanognathus
 * Aphanognathus laterotarsoides (Houlbert, 1915)
 * Genus Capreolucanus
 * Capreolucanus sicardi Didier, 1928
 * Genus Cladophyllus
 * Genus Eligmodontus
 * Genus Gonometopus
 * Genus Macrodorcas Motschulsky, 1862
 * Macrodorcas adachii
 * Macrodorcas amamiana
 * Macrodorcas barbata
 * Macrodorcas bisignata
 * Macrodorcas bomansi
 * Macrodorcas davidi
 * Macrodorcas dierli
 * Macrodorcas elsiledis
 * Macrodorcas fulvonotata
 * Macrodorcas humilis
 * Macrodorcas intricata
 * Macrodorcas kobayashii
 * Macrodorcas koyamai
 * Macrodorcas melliana
 * Macrodorcas mochizukii
 * Macrodorcas moellenkampi
 * Macrodorcas montivaga
 * Macrodorcas pieli
 * Macrodorcas pseudaxis
 * Macrodorcas recta Motschulsky, 1858
 * Macrodorcas ruficrus
 * Macrodorcas songiana
 * Macrodorcas striatipennis Motschulsky, 1862
 * Macrodorcas ursulae
 * Macrodorcas vernicata
 * Macrodorcas yaeyamaensis
 * Genus Palaeognathus
 * Genus Prismognathus Motschulsky, 1860
 * Prismognathus alessandrae
 * Prismognathus angularis Waterhouse, 1874
 * Prismognathus branczicki
 * Prismognathus cheni
 * Prismognathus dauricus Motschulsky, 1860
 * Prismognathus davidis
 * Prismognathus delislei
 * Prismognathus formosanus
 * Prismognathus klapperichi
 * Prismognathus lucidus
 * Prismognathus morimotoi
 * Prismognathus nigerrimus
 * Prismognathus nigricolor
 * Prismognathus piluensis
 * Prismognathus platycephalus
 * Prismognathus ruficephalus
 * Prismognathus sinensis
 * Prismognathus subnitens
 * Prismognathus tokui
 * Genus Prosopocoilus Westwood, 1845
 * Genus Pseudorhaetus
 * Genus Rhaetulus
 * Genus Rhaetus
 * Rhaetus westwoodi (Parry, 1862)
 * Genus Tetrarthrius
 * Genus Weinreichius
 * Weinreichius perroti Lacroix, 1978
 * Tribe Colophonini
 * Genus Colophon
 * Tribe Cyclommatini
 * Genus Cyclommatus Parry, 1863
 * Tribe Dendeziini
 * Genus Dendezia
 * Genus Oonotus Parry, 1864
 * Genus Xiphodontus
 * Tribe Dorcini
 * Genus Bartolozziolucanus
 * Genus Cantharolethrus
 * Cantharolethrus luxeri
 * Genus Cyclommatus
 * Cyclommatus scutellaris
 * Genus Dorcasoides
 * Genus Dorcus MacLeay, 1819
 * Dorcus akahorii
 * Dorcus alcides
 * Dorcus alexisi
 * Dorcus amamianus
 * Dorcus antaeus
 * Dorcus anteus
 * Dorcus arfakianus
 * Dorcus binodulosus
 * Dorcus brevis
 * Dorcus bucephalus
 * Dorcus carinulatus
 * Dorcus consentaneus
 * Dorcus curvidens
 * Dorcus cylindricus
 * Dorcus davidis
 * Dorcus emikoae
 * Dorcus eurycephalus
 * Dorcus formosanus
 * Dorcus gracilicornis
 * Dorcus garndis
 * Dorcus hopei
 * Dorcus hyperion
 * Dorcus japonicus
 * Dorcus kyanrauensis
 * Dorcus metacostatus
 * Dorcus miwai
 * Dorcus musimon
 * Dorcus parallelus
 * Dorcus parallelipipedus - lesser stag beetle. Linnaeus, 1758
 * Dorcus parryi
 * Dorcus parvulus
 * Dorcus peyronis
 * Dorcus prochazkai
 * Dorcus ratiocinativus
 * Dorcus rectus
 * Dorcus reichei
 * Dorcus rudis
 * Dorcus sawaii
 * Dorcus schenklingi
 * Dorcus sewertzowi
 * Dorcus suturalis
 * Dorcus taiwanicus
 * Dorcus tanakai
 * Dorcus taurus
 * Dorcus tenuecostatus
 * Dorcus titanus
 * Dorcus tormosanus
 * Dorcus ursulus
 * Dorcus vavrai
 * Dorcus velutinus
 * Dorcus vicinus
 * Dorcus yamadai
 * Genus Homoderus
 * Genus Leptinopterus
 * Genus Prosopocoilus
 * Prosopocoilus astacoides
 * Prosopocoilus biplagiatus
 * Prosopocoilus bison
 * Prosopocoilus giraffa
 * Prosopocoilus inclinatus
 * Prosopocoilus savagei
 * Genus Rhaetulus
 * Rhaetulus crenatus
 * Genus Serrognathus
 * Genus Pycnosiphorus
 * Genus Sclerostomus
 * Tribe Figulini
 * Genus Cardanus
 * Genus Dinonigidius
 * Genus Figulus
 * Genus Ganelius
 * Genus Nigidionus
 * Genus Nigidius
 * Genus Novonigidius
 * Genus Penichrolucanus
 * Tribe Lissapterini
 * Genus Bomansius
 * Genus Dorculus
 * Genus Geodorcus
 * Genus Hoplogonus
 * Genus Lissapterus
 * Genus Lissotes
 * Genus Paralissotes
 * Genus Pseudodorcus
 * Tribe Lucanini
 * Genus Hexarthrius Hope, 1842
 * Hexarthrius aduncus Jordan & Rothschild, 1894
 * Hexarthrius andreasi Schenk, 2003
 * Hexarthrius bowringii Parry, 1862
 * Hexarthrius buquettii (Hope, 1843)
 * Hexarthrius davisoni Waterhouse, 1888
 * Hexarthrius forsteri (Hope, 1840)
 * Hexarthrius howdeni De Lisle, 1972
 * Hexarthrius kirchneri Schenk, 2003
 * Hexarthrius mandibularis Deyrolle, 1881
 * Hexarthrius melchioritis Séguy, 1954
 * Hexarthrius mniszechi (Thomson, 1857)
 * Hexarthrius nigritus Lacroix, 1990
 * Hexarthrius parryi Hope, 1842
 * Hexarthrius rhinoceros (Olivier, 1789)
 * Hexarthrius vitalisi Didier, 1925
 * Genus Lucanus
 * Lucanus capreolus
 * Lucanus cervus
 * Lucanus elaphus
 * Lucanus formosanus
 * Lucanus maculifemoratus
 * Lucanus mazama
 * Lucanus placidus
 * Lucanus swinhoei
 * Lucanus tetraodon
 * Genus Pseudolucanus
 * Pseudolucanus barbarossa (Fabricius, 1801)
 * Tribe Odontolabini
 * Genus Calcodes
 * Genus Neolucanus
 * Neolucanus castanopterus
 * Genus Odontolabis
 * Odontolabis castelnaudi
 * Odontolabis cuvera
 * Odontolabis femoralis
 * Odontolabis siva
 * Tribe Platycerini
 * Genus Platyceroides Benesh, 1946
 * Genus Platyceropsis Benesh, 1946
 * Platyceropsis keeni (Casey, 1895)
 * Genus Platycerus Geoffroy, 1762
 * Tribe Ryssonotini
 * Genus Cacostomus
 * Cacostomus floralis (Lea, 1914)
 * Cacostomus squamosus Newman, 1840
 * Cacostomus subvittata (Moore, 1994)
 * Genus Ryssonotus

Subfamily Syndesinae
Subfamily Syndesinae
 * Tribe Ceruchini
 * Genus Ceruchus MacLeay, 1819
 * Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801)
 * Ceruchus punctatus LeConte, 1869
 * Ceruchus striatus LeConte, 1859
 * Ceruchus yangi Huang, Imura & Chen, 2011
 * Tribe Sinodendronini
 * Genus Sinodendron Hellwig in Schneider, 1792
 * Sinodendron cylindricum (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Sinodendron rugosum Mannerheim, 1843
 * Tribe Syndesini
 * Genus Psilodon Perty, 1830
 * Psilodon aequinoctiale (Buquet, 1840)
 * Psilodon gilberti Boucher, 1993
 * Psilodon schuberti Perty, 1830
 * Psilodon seguyi (Didier, 1929)
 * Psilodon xerophilicum Martinez & Reyes-Castillo, 1985
 * Genus Syndesus MacLeay, 1819
 * †Syndesus ambericus Woodruff, 2009 (Miocene?; Dominican amber)
 * Syndesus cancellatus Montrouzier, 1860
 * Syndesus cornutus (Fabricius, 1801)
 * Syndesus macleayi Boileau, 1905