''Aegus'' is a genus of

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 ...

s in the family

Lucanidae 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 ...

. Comprising about 260 species in the genus, they are placed in the largest subfamily

Lucaninae The Lucaninae comprise the largest subfamily of the stag beetles (Lucanidae). Characteristics include partial to complete division of the eyes by a canthus, geniculate antennae, and distinctly separated coxae. The body is typically elongate ...

. They are distributed in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific countries, but introduced accidentally to many parts of the islands. Primarily saproxylic, adult beetles and grubs are commonly found in decaying wood and stumps with abundant fungal growth.

Species

The species show dramatic external intraspecific variation resulting from sexual dimorphism and male polymorphism. * '' Aegus acuminatus'' (Fabricius, 1801) * '' Aegus alternatus'' (Fairmaire 1881) * '' Aegus lansbergei'' Boileau 1902 * '' Aegus bidens'' Möllenkamp 1902 * '' Aegus brevimandibularis'' Nagai 1994 * '' Aegus chelifer'' Macleay, 1819 * '' Aegus coomani'' Didier, 1926 * '' Aegus corniculatus'' Didier 1928 * '' Aegus cornutus'' Boileau, 1899 * '' Aegus eschscholtzi'' (Hope 1845) * '' Aegus formosae'' Bates 1866 * '' Aegus grandis'' Deyrolle, 1874 * '' Aegus helleri'' Nagel 1928 * '' Aegus hyperpunctatus'' Boucher, 1996 * '' Aegus jasmini'' Araya & Fujioka 2007 * '' Aegus javanicus'' Oberthür & Houlbert 1914 * '' Aegus jengi'' Huang & Chen, 2016 * '' Aegus kombaensis'' Nagel 1941 * '' Aegus krikkeni'' Nagai 1994 * '' Aegus kurosawai'' Okajima & Ichikawa, 1986 * '' Aegus laevicollis'' Saunders 1854 * '' Aegus lansbergei'' Boileau, 1902 * '' Aegus meeki'' Didier, 1928 * '' Aegus modiglianii'' Bomans 1992 * '' Aegus naungi'' Nagai & Maeda 2009 * '' Aegus nakaneorum'' Ichikawa & Fujita, 1986 * '' Aegus nitidus'' Boileau, 1899 * '' Aegus parvus'' Boileau 1902 * '' Aegus parallelus'' (Hope 1845) * '' Aegus philippinensis'' Deyrolle, 1865 * '' Aegus planicollis'' Möllenkamp 1911 * '' Aegus platyodon'' Parry, 1862 * '' Aegus rotundatus'' Boileau, 1902 * '' Aegus rubratus'' Didier 1928 * '' Aegus sepicanum'' (Kriesche 1920) * '' Aegus sexlineatus'' Nagel 1928 * '' Aegus takakuwai'' Fujita 2010 * '' Aegus taurus'' Boileau, 1899 * '' Aegus westwoodi'' Boileau, 1899

References

Lucanidae {{Lucanidae-stub