Lucanidae

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Sinodendron cylindricum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sinodendron cylindricum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sinodendron cylindricum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sinodendron cylindricum is a horned lucanid beetle found across most of Europe and east to western Siberia.

Sinodendron rugosum Mannerheim, 1843

Sinodendron rugosum Mannerheim, 1843

Sinodendron rugosum Mannerheim, 1843

Sinodendron rugosum is a sexually dimorphic stag beetle found in North American moist woodlands from British Columbia to California.

Ceruchus chrysomelinus (Hochenwarth, 1785)

Ceruchus chrysomelinus (Hochenwarth, 1785)

Ceruchus chrysomelinus (Hochenwarth, 1785)

Ceruchus chrysomelinus is a native Eurasian beetle species belonging to the Lucanidae family.

Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801)

Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801)

Ceruchus piceus (Weber, 1801)

Ceruchus piceus is a North American stag beetle species in the family Lucanidae.

Ceruchus striatus LeConte, 1859

Ceruchus striatus LeConte, 1859

Ceruchus striatus LeConte, 1859

Ceruchus striatus is a stag beetle from the Lucanidae family found in North America.

Mitophyllus parrianus Westwood, 1863

Mitophyllus parrianus Westwood, 1863

Mitophyllus parrianus Westwood, 1863

Mitophyllus parrianus is a stag beetle species native and distributed across New Zealand's main three islands.

Ryssonotus nebulosus (Kirby, 1818)

Ryssonotus nebulosus (Kirby, 1818)

Ryssonotus nebulosus (Kirby, 1818)

Ryssonotus nebulosus is the only beetle species in the genus Ryssonotus, found in Australia and introduced to New Zealand.

Chiasognathus grantii Stephens, 1831

Chiasognathus grantii Stephens, 1831

Chiasognathus grantii Stephens, 1831

Chiasognathus grantii is a sexually dimorphic rare vulnerable stag beetle that lives in South American Nothofagus forests.

Odontolabis cuvera Hope, 1842

Odontolabis cuvera Hope, 1842

Odontolabis cuvera Hope, 1842

Odontolabis cuvera is a sexually dimorphic, trimorphic stag beetle native to southeast Asia.

Lucanus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763)

Lucanus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763)

Lucanus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1763)

Lucanus capreolus is a sexually dimorphic stag beetle found in eastern North American deciduous habitats.

Lucanus mazama (LeConte, 1861)

Lucanus mazama (LeConte, 1861)

Lucanus mazama (LeConte, 1861)

Lucanus mazama, the cottonwood stag beetle, is a lucanid beetle native to the western and southwestern United States.

Lucanus placidus Say, 1825

Lucanus placidus Say, 1825

Lucanus placidus Say, 1825

Lucanus placidus is a Lucanidae beetle described by American naturalist Thomas Say in 1825.

Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lucanus cervus, the European stag beetle, is Europe's largest beetle, widespread across Europe and parts of western Asia.

Lucanus elaphus Fabricius, 1775

Lucanus elaphus Fabricius, 1775

Lucanus elaphus Fabricius, 1775

Lucanus elaphus, the giant stag beetle, is a Lucanidae beetle native to eastern North America, sometimes kept as a pet.

Lucanus tetraodon Thunberg, 1806

Lucanus tetraodon Thunberg, 1806

Lucanus tetraodon Thunberg, 1806

Lucanus tetraodon is a large lucanid beetle found across parts of southern Europe and North Africa, living in woods and maquis shrubland.

Lucanus maculifemoratus Motschulsky, 1861

Lucanus maculifemoratus Motschulsky, 1861

Lucanus maculifemoratus Motschulsky, 1861

Lucanus maculifemoratus is a northeastern Asian lucanid beetle, commonly called Miyama stag beetle in Japan.

Lucanus formosanus Planet, 1899

Lucanus formosanus Planet, 1899

Lucanus formosanus Planet, 1899

Lucanus formosanus is an endemic Taiwan stag beetle that shows geographic morph variation in male mandibles.

Dorcus hopei (Saunders, 1854)

Dorcus hopei (Saunders, 1854)

Dorcus hopei (Saunders, 1854)

Dorcus hopei is a cold-resistant lucanid beetle native to East Asia, widely kept as a pet insect in Japan and Korea.

Dorcus parallelipipedus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dorcus parallelipipedus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dorcus parallelipipedus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dorcus parallelipipedus, the lesser stag beetle, is a common widespread black beetle found across most of England.

Dorcus parallelus (Say, 1824)

Dorcus parallelus (Say, 1824)

Dorcus parallelus (Say, 1824)

Dorcus parallelus is a sexually dimorphic stag beetle endemic to eastern North America, distinguishable from the similar Dorcus brevis.

Dorcus brevis (Say, 1825)

Dorcus brevis (Say, 1825)

Dorcus brevis (Say, 1825)

Dorcus brevis is a stag beetle species found in the Eastern United States with distinct traits separating it from a close relative.

Dorcus miwai Benesh, 1936

Dorcus miwai Benesh, 1936

Dorcus miwai Benesh, 1936

Dorcus miwai is a small endemic Taiwanese stag beetle, commonly kept as an easy-to-care-for captive pet.

Dorcus rectus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Dorcus rectus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Dorcus rectus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Dorcus rectus, the little stag beetle, is a Lucanidae species found in East Asia and Russia with male mandible trimorphism.

Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Prosopocoilus inclinatus, the Japanese stag beetle, is a large brown beetle with larger males that have longer mandibles.

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