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{{Short description|Subfamily of beetles}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Hex.JPG
| image_upright = 0.8
| image_caption = Male specimen of ''[[Hexarthrius parryi|Hexarthrius parryi paradoxus]]''
| taxon = Lucaninae
| authority = [[Pierre André Latreille|Latreille]], 1804
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = Many, see [[#Genera|text]]
}}

The '''Lucaninae''' comprise the largest [[subfamily]] of the [[stag beetle]]s (Lucanidae).

Characteristics include partial to complete division of the eyes by a [[canthus]], [[geniculate]] [[Antenna (biology)|antennae]], and distinctly separated [[Arthropod coxa|coxa]]e. The body is typically elongated and slightly flattened.

==Genera==
[[File:Homoderus.mellyi.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Male specimen of ''[[Homoderus mellyi]]'']]
Some notable species are also listed: <!-- this list is possibly not complete -->
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* ''[[Aegognathus]]''
* ''[[Aegus (beetle)|Aegus]]''
* ''[[Agnus (beetle)|Agnus]]''
* ''[[Allotopus]]''
* ''[[Amneidus]]''
* ''[[Andinolucanus]]''
* ''[[Aphanognathus]]''
* ''[[Apterocyclus]]''
* ''[[Apterodorcus]]'' <small>Arrow, 1943</small><!-- Zootaxa1922 p021. -->
* ''[[Auxicerus]]''
* ''[[Bartolozziolucanus]]''
* ''[[Beneshius]]''
* ''[[Bomansius]]''
* ''[[Brasilucanus]]''
* ''[[Cacostomus]]''
** ''[[Cacostomus squamosus|C. squamosus]]''
* ''[[Calcodes]]''
* ''[[Cantharolethrus]]''
** ''[[Cantharolethrus luxeri|C. luxeri]]''
* ''[[Capreolucanus]]''
* ''[[Cardanus (beetle)|Cardanus]]''
* ''[[Casignetus]]''
* ''[[Charagmophorus]]''
* ''[[Chewlucanus]]''
* ''[[Chiasognathus]]''
* ''[[Cladophyllus]]''
* ''[[Cladognathus]]''
* ''[[Colophon (beetle)|Colophon]]''
* ''[[Cyclommatus]]''
** ''[[Cyclommatus scutellaris|C. scutellaris]]''
* ''[[Dendezia]]''
* ''[[Diasomoides]]''
* ''[[Dinonigidius]]''
* ''[[Dorculus]]''
* ''[[Dorcus]]''
* ''[[Dynodorcus]]''
* ''[[Eligmodontus]]''
* ''[[Epipedesthus]]''
* ''[[Eulepidius]]''
* ''[[Figulus (beetle)|Figulus]]''
* ''[[Ganelius]]''
* ''[[Geodorcus]]''
* ''[[Gnaphaloryx]]''
* ''[[Gonometopus]]''
* ''[[Hemisodorcus]]''
* ''[[Heterochthes]]''
* ''[[Hexarthrius]]''
* ''[[Homoderus]]''
* ''[[Hoplogonus]]''
* ''[[Incadorcus]]''
* ''[[Leptinopterus]]''
* ''[[Lissapterus]]''
* ''[[Lissotes]]''
** ''[[Lissotes latidens|L. latidens]]'' – "Wielangta stag beetle", "broad-toothed stag beetle"
* ''[[Lucanus (beetle)|Lucanus]]''
* ''[[Macrocrates]]''
* ''[[Macrodorcas]]''
* ''[[Mesotopus]]''
* ''[[Metadorcinus]]''
* ''[[Metadorcus]]''
* ''[[Metallactulus]]''
* ''[[Microlucanus]]''
* ''[[Neolucanus]]''
** ''[[Neolucanus castanopterus|N. castanopterus]]''
* ''[[Nigidionus]]''
* ''[[Nigidius (beetle)|Nigidius]]''
* ''[[Noseolucanus]]''
* ''[[Novonigidius]]''
* ''[[Odontolabis]]''
* ''[[Onorelucanus]]''
* ''[[Oonotus]]''
* ''[[Paralissotes]]''
** ''[[Paralissotes reticulatus|P. reticulatus]]''
* ''[[Penichrolucanus]]''
* ''[[Platyceroides]]''
* ''[[Platyceropsis]]''
* ''[[Platycerus]]''
* ''[[Platyfigulus]]''
* ''[[Prismognathus]]''
* ''[[Prosopocoilus]]''
* ''[[Pseudodorcus]]''
* ''[[Pseudorhaetus]]''
* ''[[Pycnosiphorus]]''
* ''[[Rhaetulus]]''
** ''[[Rhaetulus crenatus|R. crenatus]]''
* ''[[Rhaetus]]''
* ''[[Ryssonotus]]''
* ''[[Safrina]]''
* ''[[Sclerostomus]]''
* ''[[Scortizus]]''
* ''[[Serrognathus]]''
* ''[[Sphaenognathus]]''
* ''[[Telodorcus]]''
* ''[[Tetrarthrius]]''
* ''[[Velutinodorcus]]''
* ''[[Vinsonella]]''
* ''[[Weinreichius]]''
* ''[[Xiphodontus]]''
* ''[[Yumikoi]]''
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== References ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikispecies}}
* Brett C. Ratcliffe, "Lucanidae", in [[Ross H. Arnett Jr.]] and [[Michael C. Thomas]], ''[[American Beetles]]'' (CRC Press, 2002), p.&nbsp;7
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070123103021/http://www.unl.edu/museum/research/entomology/Guide/Scarabaeoidea/Lucanidae/Lucanidae-Catalog/LucanidaeC.htm UNL museum checklist of New World Lucanidae]
* G. Cassis, W.W.K. Houston, T.A. Weir & B.P. Moore (1992). Updated by A.A. Calder (2002). Coleoptera: Scarabaeoida. [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/index.html ''Australian Faunal Directory'']. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 22 November 2007.

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