The Lucaninae comprise the largest subfamily of the stag beetles (Lucanidae).Brett C. Ratcliffe, "Lucanidae", in Ross H. Arnett Jr. and Michael C. Thomas, American Beetles (CRC Press, 2002), p. 7.
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.
Tribes and genera
The following are included in BioLib.cz:BioLib.cz: subfamily Lucaninae Latreille, 1804 (retrieved 26 January 2026)
Aegini Aegus Irianoaegus Allotopini Allotopus Mesotopus Chiasognathini Chiasognathus †Protognathinus Cladognathini Aphanognathus Bartolozziolucanus Capreolucanus Cladophyllus Cyclommatus Eligmodontus Gonometopus Katsuraius Kirchnerius †Palaeognathus Prismognathus Prosopocoilus : incl. subgenus Cladognathus Pseudorhaetus Rhaetus Tetrarthrius Weinreichius Colophonini Colophon Dendeziini Dendezia Oonotus Xiphodontus Dorcini Aulacostethus Cantharolethrus Dorcus (synonyms: Dynodorcus, Telodorcus, Macrodorcas) Eulepidius Falcicornis Gnaphaloryx Hemisodorcus Metallactulus Microlucanus Serrognathus Sinodorcus Velutinodorcus Figulini Agnelius Brasilucanus Cardanus (beetle) Diasomoides Epipedesthus Figulus Penichrolucanus Platyfigulus Sinolucanus Vinsonella Homoderini Homoderus Leptinopterini Leptinopterus Lissapterini Bomansius Dorculus Geodorcus Hoplogonus Lissapterus Lissotes : incl. L. latidens – "Wielangta stag beetle" Paralissotes Lucanini Casignetus Chewlucanus Eolucanus Hexarthrius Lucanus Noseolucanus Sphaenognathus Yumikoi Neoprosopocoilini Aegognathus Apterocyclus Apterodorcus Auxicerus Charagmophorus Macrocrates Nigidiini Agnus Amneidus Dinonigidius Ganelius Nigidionus Nigidius (beetle) Novonigidius Odontolabini Calcodes Heterochthes Neolucanus Odontolabis Platycerini Platycerus †Succiniplatycerus Platyceroidini Platyceroides Platyceropsis Pseudodorcini Aegognatus Pseudodorcus Rhaethulini Rhaetulus Ryssonotini Cacostomus : incl. C. squamosus Eucarteria Ryssonotus Safrina Sclerostomini Altitatiayus Andinolucanus Arnaudius Caenolethrus Chileistomus Erichius Metadorcinus Metadorcus (syn. Beneshius) Montesinus Onorelucanus Pycnosiphorus Sclerodorcinus Sclerostomulus Sclerostomus Scortizus Zikanius Incertae sedis and fossil genera Cretolucanus Incadorcus Miocenidorcus Pseudoscortizus
References
External links
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.