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Ceruchus Atavus
''Ceruchus'' is a genus of stag beetles in the family Lucanidae. There are about 19 described species in ''Ceruchus''. Species These 19 species belong to the genus ''Ceruchus'': * ''Ceruchus atavus'' Fairmaire, 1891 * ''Ceruchus chrysomelinus'' (Hochenwarth, 1785) * ''Ceruchus chuduraziensis'' Okuda, 2007 * ''Ceruchus deuvei'' Boucher & Kral, 1997 * ''Ceruchus fuchsii'' Wickham, 1911 * ''Ceruchus ganyanae'' Huang & Chen, 2017 * ''Ceruchus katerinae'' Kral, 1995 * ''Ceruchus lignarius'' Lewis, 1883 * ''Ceruchus luojishanensis'' Okuda, 2008 * ''Ceruchus minor'' Tanikado & Okuda, 1994 * ''Ceruchus niger'' Boucher & Kral, 1997 * ''Ceruchus piceus'' (Weber, 1801) * ''Ceruchus punctatus'' LeConte, 1869 * ''Ceruchus reginae'' Boucher & Kral, 1997 * ''Ceruchus sinensis'' Nagel, 1933 * ''Ceruchus striatus'' LeConte, 1859 * ''Ceruchus tabanai'' Okuda, 2008 * ''Ceruchus yangi'' Huang, Imura & Chen, 2011 * ''Ceruchus yingqii'' Huang & Chen, 2013 References Further reading * * * Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stag Beetle
Stag beetles are a family of about 1,200 species of beetles in the family Lucanidae, currently classified in four subfamilies.Smith, A.B.T. (2006). A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections to nomenclature and a current classification. The Coleopterists Bulletin 60:144–204. Some species grow to over , but most to about . Overview The English name is derived from the large and distinctive mandibles found on the males of most species, which resemble the antlers of stags. A well-known species in much of Europe is ''Lucanus cervus'', referred to in some European countries (including the United Kingdom) as ''the'' stag beetle; it is the largest terrestrial insect in Europe. Pliny the Elder noted that Nigidius called the beetle ''lucanus'' after the Italian region of Lucania where they were used as amulets. The scientific name of ''Lucanus cervus'' adds ''cervus'', deer. Male stag beetles are known for their oversize mandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
