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Lucanidae (stag beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Lucanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Lucanidae Carpenter p. 695
1995Lucanidae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2000Lucanidae Krell p. 875
2003Lucanidae Wappler
2007Lucanidae Nikolajev p. 17
2011Lucanidae Bouchard et al.
2022Lucanidae Cai et al.
2022Lucanidae Qi et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyScarabaeoidea
familyLucanidae()
familyLucanidae()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Lucanidae Latreille 1804 [stag beetle]
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Subfm. Aesalinae MacLeay 1819
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Tr. Aesalini MacLeay 1819
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G. †Cretaesalus Nikolajev 1993
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Cretaesalus ponomarenkoi Nikolajev 1993
G. †Juraesalus Nikolajev et al. 2011
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Juraesalus atavus Nikolajev et al. 2011
G. †Sinaesalus Nikolajev et al. 2011
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Sinaesalus curvipes Nikolajev et al. 2011
Sinaesalus longipes Nikolajev et al. 2011
Sinaesalus tenuipes Nikolajev et al. 2011
Tr. Ceratognathini Sharp 1899
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G. †Cretognathus Yamamoto 2023
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Cretognathus minutissimus Yamamoto 2023
G. †Oncelytris Li and Cai 2023
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Oncelytris esquamatus Li and Cai 2023
Tr. Nicagini LeConte 1861
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G. †Protonicagus Cai et al. 2017
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Protonicagus mandibularis Yamamoto 2023
Protonicagus tani Cai et al. 2017
Subfm. †Ceruchitinae Nikolajev 2006
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G. †Ceruchites Statz 1952
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Ceruchites hahnei Statz 1952
G. †Cretolucanus Nikolajev 2007
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Cretolucanus longus Nikolajev 2007
Cretolucanus ordinarius Nikolajev 2007
Cretolucanus sibericus Nikolajev 2007
G. †Dorcasoides Motschulsky 1856
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Dorcasoides bilobus Motschulsky 1856
Subfm. Lampriminae MacLeay 1819
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G. †Electraesalopsis Bai et al. 2017
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Electraesalopsis beuteli Bai et al. 2017
G. †Prostreptocerus Yu and Cai 2024
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Prostreptocerus burmiticus Yu and Cai 2024
G. †Protognathinus Chalumeau and Brochier 2001
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Protognathinus spielbergi Chalumeau and Brochier 2001
Subfm. †Litholampriminae Nikolajev 2015
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G. †Litholamprima Nikolajev and Ren 2015
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Litholamprima longimana Nikolajev and Ren 2015
Litholamprima qizhihaoi Jiang et al. 2022
Subfm. Lucaninae Latreille 1804
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G. †Anisoodontus Wu et al. 2022
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Anisoodontus qizhihaoi Wu et al. 2022
Anisoodontus xiafangyuani Wu et al. 2022
Tr. Lucanini Latreille 1804
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G. Dorcus MacLeay 1819
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Dorcus primigenius Deichmüller 1881
G. Lucanus Scopoli 1763
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Lucanus cervus Linnaeus 1758
G. Penichrolucanus Deyrolle 1863
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Penichrolucanus kabakovi Nikolajev 2010
Invalid names: Figulidae Burmeister 1847 [synonym]
G. †Miocenidorcus Riou 1999
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Tr. Platycerini Mulsant 1842
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G. Platycerus Geoffroy 1762
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Platycerus zherichini Nikolayev 1990
G. †Succiniplatycerus Nikolayev 1990
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G. †Prolucanus Qi et al. 2022
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Prolucanus beipiaoensis Qi et al. 2022
Invalid names: Chiasognathini Burmeister 1847 [empty], Lucanus fossilis Wickham 1913 [nomen dubium], Penichrolucaninae Arrow 1950 [synonym], Platycerus sepultus Germar 1837 [nomen dubium]
G. †Paleognathus Waga 1883
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Paleognathus succini Waga 1883
Subfm. †Paralucaninae Nikolajev 2000
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G. †Paralucanus Nikolajev 2000
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Paralucanus mesozoicus Nikolajev 2000
G. †Prosinodendron Bai et al. 2012
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Prosinodendron krelli Bai et al. 2012
Subfm. †Protolucaninae Nikolajev 2007
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G. †Protolucanus Nikolajev 2007
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Protolucanus jurassicus Nikolajev 2007
Subfm. Syndesinae MacLeay 1819
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G. Ceruchus MacLeay 1819
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Ceruchus fuchsii Wickham 1911
G. Syndesus Macleay 1819
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Syndesus ambericus Woodruff 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 166.10000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Juraesalus atavus (113371)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Mongolia Paralucanus mesozoicus (104748)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Nei Mongol) Sinaesalus tenuipes, Sinaesalus longipes, Sinaesalus curvipes (103654)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Liaoning) Litholamprima longimana (111712) Litholamprima qizhihaoi (226159 226160) Litholamprima sp. 1 (156389) Litholamprima sp. 2 (226161) Prolucanus beipiaoensis (111725) Prosinodendron krelli (111716)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Lucanidae indet. (113350) Penichrolucanus kabakovi (118216)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Protolucanus jurassicus (105796)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Russian Federation Cretolucanus longus, Cretolucanus ordinarius, Cretolucanus sibericus (123220)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Anisoodontus qizhihaoi, Anisoodontus xiafangyuani (225722) Ceratognathini indet. 1, Ceratognathini indet. 2, Protonicagus mandibularis, Cretognathus minutissimus (222694) Electraesalopsis beuteli (178121) Protonicagus tani, Oncelytris esquamatus, Prostreptocerus burmiticus (161726)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan Cretaesalus ponomarenkoi (103274)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Lampriminae indet., Dorcus sp., Protognathinus spielbergi (120798)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Lucanidae indet. (135642 135643 138912)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Dorcasoides bilobus (120811) Paleognathus succini (140931) Platycerus berendti (109625)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Primorskiy) Platycerus zherichini (123794)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Ceruchus fuchsii (106380) Lucanus fossilis (124624)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Czech Republic Dorcus primigenius (138883)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany Platycerus sepultus (115802)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Ceruchites hahnei (122010)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Syndesus ambericus (122473)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333France (Ardèche) Miocenidorcus andancensis (156164)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Dorcus parallelipipedus (168265) Lucanus cervus, Dorcus parallelipipedus (168267)