Insecta - Coleoptera - Lucanidae
Alternative spelling: Dorcidae
Full reference: F. J. S. Parry. 1864. A catalogue of lucanoid Coleoptera; with illustrations and descriptions of various new and interesting species. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 12:1-113
Parent taxon: Lucaninae according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2026
Sister taxa: Anisoodontus, Chiasognathini, Dicholucanus, Figulini, Lucanini, Lucanus fossilis, Platycerini, Platycerus sepultus, Prolucanus, Sclerostomini
Subtaxa: Dorcasoides Dorcus Miocenidorcus
Type: Dorcus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
• Turolian of France (1)
• Eocene of Czechia (1), Germany (1), Poland (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence