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Cantharolethrus Thomson, 1862
.....Cantharolethrus Thomson, 1862: 411 (orig. cit.)

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Scarabaeoidea
Lucanidae
Lucaninae
 
Lucaninae Genera

Aegognathus
Andinolucanus
Apterodorcus
Auxicerus
Brasilucanus
Cantharolethrus
Casignetus
Charagmophorus
Chiasognathus
Dorcus
Incadorcus
Leptinopterus
Lucanus
Macrocrates
Metadorcinus
Metadorcus
Onorelucanus
Pycnosiphorus
Sclerostomus
Scortizus
Sphaenognathus


 

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cantharolethrus

C. luxerii, female.
Photo by M.J. Paulsen
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C. luxerii, male.
Photo by M.J. Paulsen
Approximate distribution of Cantharolethrus species.
 

Distribution: Neotropical South America, Central America: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

 
 

Bartolozzi, L., H.E. Bomans, and G. Onore. 1992. Contributo alla conoscenza dei Lucanidae dell'Ecuador (Insecta, Coleoptera). Frustula Entomologica, Nuova Serie 14(27): 143-246.

 
 
 

Maes, J.M., & A. Solís. 2002. El género Cantharolethrus Thomson (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) en Centroamérica. Dugesiana 9(2): 1-6.

 
 

Revision or Synopsis: None.

 

Composition: 7 species.

 

 

 

Species profiles: (pages under construction)

C. azambrei Boileau
C. buckleyi
Parry
C. elongatus
Lacroix
C. homoderoides
Kreische
C. luxerii
(Buquet)
C. peruvianus
Heller
C. steinheili
Parry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
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Author: M. J. Paulsen
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University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology