Lucaninae


The Lucaninae comprise the largest subfamily of the stag beetles.
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:
  1. Aegus
  2. Irianoaegus
  1. Allotopus
  2. Mesotopus
  1. Chiasognathus
  2. †Protognathinus
  1. Aphanognathus
  2. Bartolozziolucanus
  3. Capreolucanus
  4. Cladophyllus
  5. Cyclommatus
  6. Eligmodontus
  7. Gonometopus
  8. Katsuraius
  9. Kirchnerius
  10. †Palaeognathus
  11. Prismognathus
  12. Prosopocoilus : incl. subgenus Cladognathus
  13. Pseudorhaetus
  14. Rhaetus
  15. Tetrarthrius
  16. Weinreichius
  • Colophonini
  1. Colophon
  1. Dendezia
  2. Oonotus
  3. Xiphodontus
  1. Aulacostethus
  2. Cantharolethrus
  3. Dorcus
  4. Eulepidius
  5. Falcicornis
  6. Gnaphaloryx
  7. Hemisodorcus
  8. Metallactulus
  9. Microlucanus
  10. Serrognathus
  11. Sinodorcus
  12. Velutinodorcus
  1. Agnelius
  2. Brasilucanus
  3. Cardanus (beetle)
  4. Diasomoides
  5. Epipedesthus
  6. Figulus
  7. Penichrolucanus
  8. Platyfigulus
  9. Sinolucanus
  10. Vinsonella
  • Homoderini
  1. Homoderus
  • Leptinopterini
  1. Leptinopterus
  1. Bomansius
  2. Dorculus
  3. Geodorcus
  4. Hoplogonus
  5. Lissapterus
  6. Lissotes : incl. L. latidens – "Wielangta stag beetle"
  7. Paralissotes
  1. Casignetus
  2. Chewlucanus
  3. Eolucanus
  4. Hexarthrius
  5. Lucanus
  6. Noseolucanus
  7. Sphaenognathus
  8. Yumikoi
  1. Aegognathus
  2. Apterocyclus
  3. Apterodorcus
  4. Auxicerus
  5. Charagmophorus
  6. Macrocrates
  1. Agnus
  2. Amneidus
  3. Dinonigidius
  4. Ganelius
  5. Nigidionus
  6. Nigidius (beetle)
  7. Novonigidius
  1. Calcodes
  2. Heterochthes
  3. Neolucanus
  4. Odontolabis
  1. Platycerus
  2. †Succiniplatycerus
  1. Platyceroides
  2. Platyceropsis
  1. Aegognatus
  2. Pseudodorcus
  • Rhaethulini
  1. Rhaetulus
  1. Cacostomus : incl. C. squamosus
  2. Eucarteria
  3. Ryssonotus
  4. Safrina
  1. Altitatiayus
  2. Andinolucanus
  3. Arnaudius
  4. Caenolethrus
  5. Chileistomus
  6. Erichius
  7. Metadorcinus
  8. Metadorcus
  9. Montesinus
  10. Onorelucanus
  11. Pycnosiphorus
  12. Sclerodorcinus
  13. Sclerostomulus
  14. Sclerostomus
  15. Scortizus
  16. Zikanius
;Incertae sedis and fossil genera