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Casignetus MacLeay, 1819: 98
.....Casignetus MacLeay, 1819: 98 (orig cit.)
.....Pholidotus
MacLeay, 1819: 97, not Brisson, 1762 (synonym)
.....Chalcimon Dalman, 1824: 1(synonym)

Superfamily.....
Family........... Subfamily......

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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casignetus

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C. humboldti (Gyllenhal), male.
Photo by M.J. Paulsen
Approximate distribution of
Auxicerus
species.
 

Distribution: Neotropical South America: Brazil.

Revision or Synopsis:

Weinreich, E., 1963. Revision südamerikanischer Lucanidae (Ins. Col.), III. Die Gattungen Pholidotus, Aegognathus, Macrocrates, Auxicerus, und Ergänzungen zu Metadorcus, Scortizus, Beneshius, und Sclerostomus. Senckenbergiana Biologica 44: 183-212.

   
 

Composition: 3 species.

 

 

 

Species profiles: (pages under construction)

C. humboldti (Gyllenhal)
C. lindei (Boileau)
C. spixi (Perty)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
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Author: M. J. Paulsen
Generated on:
29/OCT/2006
University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology