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Pycnosiphorus Solier, 1851
.....Pycnosiphorus Solier, 1851: 56 (orig cit.)
.....Epipedus Solier, 1851: 49 (synonym)
.....Erichius Maes, 1992: 52 (synonym)
.....Calvertius Maes, 1992: 53 (synonym)
.....Weinreichiellus Maes, 1992: 54 (synonym)

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

Scarabaeoidea
Lucanidae
Lucaninae
 
Lucaninae Genera

Aegognathus
Altitatiayus
Andinolucanus
Apterodorcus
Auxicerus
Brasilucanus
Caenolethrus
Cantharolethrus
Casignetus
Charagmophorus
Chiasognathus
Chileistomus
Dorcus
Incadorcus
Leptinopterus
Lucanus
Macrocrates
Metadorcinus
Metadorcus
Onorelucanus
Platyceroides
Platyceropsis
Platycerus
Pycnosiphorus
Sclerostomulus
Sclerostomus
Scortizus
Sphaenognathus
Zikanius

 

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philippi

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P. philippi (Westwood), male.
Photo by M.J. Paulsen
Approximate distribution of Pycnosiphorus species.
 

Distribution: Temperate and Subantarctic South America: Chile and adjacent areas of Argentina.

Revision or Synopsis:

 

Weinreich, E. 1958. Die südamerikanische Lucanidengattung Pycnosiphorus (Ins. Col.). Senckenbergiana Biologica 39: 265-288.

 
 

Weinreich, E. 1960. Revision südamerikanischer Lucanidae (Ins. Col.), II. Die Gattungen Charagmophorus, Metadorcus, Scortizus, Apterodorcus, Beneshius, Sclerostomus und Pycnosiphorus. Senckenbergiana Biologica 41: 41-95.

 
 
 

Paulsen, M.J. (in press). Monographic revision of the southern South American stag beetles of the genus Pycnosiphorus Solier (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae). Bulletin of University of Nebraska State Museum.

 
 
   
 

Composition: 19 species.

 

 

 

Species profiles: (pages under construction)

P. arriguttii Weinreich
P. brevicollis Benesh
P. caelatus
(Blanchard)
P. calverti (Nagel)
P. costatus (Benesh)
P. fairmairii (Parry)
P. fasciatus (Germain)
P. femoralis (Guérin-Méneville)
P. franzae Weinreich
P. germaini Numhauser
P. lessonii (Buquet)
P. magnificus Benesh
P. mandibularis (Solier)
P. pallidocinctus (Fairmaire & Germain)
P. philippi (Westwood)
P. rubrovittatus (Blanchard)
P. vittatus (Eschscholtz)
P. virgatus (Nagel)
P. westwoodi Numhauser


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