Lucaninae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Scarabaeiformia
Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia:Lucanidae
Subfamilia: Lucaninae
Tribus: Aegini - Allotopini - Chiasognathini - Cladognathini - Colophonini - Dendeziini - Dorcini - Figulini - Homoderini - Leptinopterini - Lissapterini - Lucanini - Neoprosopocoilini - Nigidiini - Odontolabini - Platycerini - Platyceroidini - Pseudodorcini - Rhaethulini - Ryssonotini - Sclerostomini
Overview of genera (106)

Name

Lucaninae Latreille, 1804
Vernacular names
日本語: クワガタムシ亜科
Synonyms

Penichrolucaninae Arrow, 1950. Type genus: Penichrolucanus Deyrolle, 1864 [syn. Bartolozzi (1989)]
Brasilucanini Nikolajev, 1999: 171–172
Tribus: Aegini - Allotopini - Chiasognathini - Cladognathini - Colophonini - Cyclommatini - Dendeziini - Dorcini - Figulini - Homoderini - Lissapterini - Lucanini - Neoprosopocoilini - Nigidiini - Odontolabini - Pholidotini - Platycerini - Rhyssonotini - Sclerostomini

References

Bartolozzi, L. 1989: Taxonomic revue [review] of the genus Penichrolucanus Deyrolle 1863 (Coleoptera Lucanidae) with notes on its biology. Tropical zoology, 2: 37–44.
Grossi, P.C. 2016. A new brachypterous genus of Brazilian stag beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) with description of three new species: IN Pinto et al., Living among dragons: A festschrift in honor to Dr. Angelo B. M. Machado on occasion of his 80th birthday. Zootaxa 4078(1): 218–229. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4078.1.20.Reference page.
Grossi, P.C.; Paulsen, M.J. 2009: Generic limits in South American stag beetles: taxa currently misplaced in Sclerostomus Burmeister (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae: Sclerostomini). Zootaxa, 2139: 23–42. Abstract & excerpt
Nikolajev, G.V. 1999: On the polyphyly of the subfamily Penichrolucaninae (Coleoptera, Lucanidae), with the erection of the new monotypic tribe Brasilucanini. Tethys entomological research, (1 ): 171–172. [in Russian, with English summary]
Paulsen, M.J. 2010: The stag beetles of southern South America (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Bulletin of University of Nebraska State Museum, 24: 1–148. abstract only seen
Schenk, K.-D. 2009: Description of a new genus, two new taxa and one new subspecies of the family stag beetles from China, province Guangxi (Coleoptera, Lucanidae). Beetles World, (2 ) [in German, with English abstract] [Publication date: 'February 2009', sourced from first page of article]
Smith, A.B.T. 2006: A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections to nomenclature and a current classification. Coleopterists Society monograph, 5: 144–204. PDF

Links

Tree of Life Web Project. 2007. Lucaninae. Version 02 May 2007 (temporary) in The Tree of Life Web Project
Tree of Life Web Project. 2007. Penichrolucaninae. Version 02 May 2007 (temporary) in The Tree of Life Web Project
Zicha, Ondřej et al. Lucaninae – Taxon details on Biological Library (BioLib).

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
Male specimen of Homoderus mellyi

Some notable species are also listed:

Aegognathus
Aegus
Agnus
Allotopus
Amneidus
Andinolucanus
Aphanognathus
Apterocyclus
Apterodorcus Arrow, 1943
Auxicerus
Bartolozziolucanus
Beneshius
Bomansius
Brasilucanus
Cacostomus
Calcodes
Cantharolethrus
Capreolucanus
Cardanus
Casignetus
Charagmophorus
Chewlucanus
Chiasognathus
Cladophyllus
Cladognathus
Colophon
Cyclommatus
Dendezia
Diasomoides
Dinonigidius
Dorculus
Dorcus
Dynodorcus
Eligmodontus
Epipedesthus
Eulepidius
Figulus
Ganelius
Geodorcus
Gnaphaloryx
Gonometopus
Hemisodorcus
Heterochthes
Hexarthrius
Homoderus
Hoplogonus
Incadorcus
Leptinopterus
Lissapterus
Lissotes
Lucanus

Macrocrates
Macrodorcas
Mesotopus
Metadorcinus
Metadorcus
Metallactulus
Microlucanus
Neolucanus
Nigidionus
Nigidius
Noseolucanus
Novonigidius
Odontolabis
Onorelucanus
Oonotus
Paralissotes
Penichrolucanus
Platyceroides
Platyceropsis
Platycerus
Platyfigulus
Prismognathus
Prosopocoilus
Pseudodorcus
Pseudorhaetus
Pycnosiphorus
Rhaetulus
Rhaetus
Ryssonotus
Safrina
Sclerostomus
Scortizus
Serrognathus
Sphaenognathus
Telodorcus
Tetrarthrius
Velutinodorcus
Vinsonella
Weinreichius
Xiphodontus
Yumikoi

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.