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Dorcus
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lucaninae
Tribe: Lucanini
Genus: Dorcus
MacLeay 1819
Synonyms
List
  • Ditomoderus Parry, 1864
  • Dorcas Hope, 1842
  • Dorcus Parry, 1862
  • Durelius Houlbert, 1915
  • Dynodorcus Didier, 1931
  • Eurydorcus Didier, 1931
  • Eurytrachellelus Didier, 1931
  • Eurytrachelus Thomson, 1862
  • Goniodorcus Didier, 1931
  • Hemisodorcus Thomson, 1862
  • Macrodorcas Motschulsky, 1861
  • Macrodorcus Felsche, 1898
  • Nipponodorcus Nomura & Kurosawa, 1960
  • Telodorcus Didier, 1931
  • Velutinodorcus Maes, 1992
Dorcus alcides
Dorcus ternatensis

Dorcus is a genus of beetles in the stag beetle family Lucanidae. Of the over 100 species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth on the mandibles and sable pigment were called Serrognathus whereas specimens with but a singular or multiple bulky notches on the mandibles and lustrous sable pigmentation were called Dorcus.[1]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Dorcus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Brett C. Ratcliffe (2002). "Lucanidae". In Ross H. Arnett Jr. & Michael C. Thomas (ed.). American Beetles. CRC Press. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Dorcus Macleay, 1819". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
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