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Classification ........Chiasognathus Stephens,1832
 

Chiasognathus Stephens,1832: 213
Tetropthalma
Lesson, 1833: 5 (synonym)
Bomansodus
Chalumeau & Brochier, 1995: 20 (synonym)
Carmenia
Molino-Olmedo, 2001: 85 (synonym)
Ramirezia
Molino-Olmedo, 2001: 85 (synonym)
Carmeniella
Molino-Olmedo, 2003: 29 (synonym)
Ramireziella
Molino-Olmedo, 2003: 29
(synonym)

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

Scarabaeoidea
Lucanidae
Lucaninae
 
Lucaninae Genera

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

 

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Distribution of
Chiasognathus
species.

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C. grantii Stephens, male.
Photos by M.J. Paulsen
C. grantii Stephens, female.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 

Distribution: Southern South America: Chile and adjacent parts of Argentina.

 

 

 

Composition: 7 species.

 

 

 

Revision or Synopsis:

 

Chalumeau, F., and B. Brochier. 2007. Chiasognathinae [=Chiasognathini] of the Andes. Taita Publishers. Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. 324 pp.

 
 

Moxey, C.F., 1962. A redescription of the Tribe Chiasognathini, with the descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies of the genus Sphaenognathus Buquet (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Entomological News 73:197-203.

 
 
 
 

Paulsen, M.J. 2010. The stag beetles of southern South America (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Bulletin of University of Nebraska State Museum 24: 1-148. Available here.

 
 
 

Paulsen, MJ, and A.B.T. Smith. 2010. Revision of the genus Chiasognathus Stephens of southern South America with the description of a new species (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae, Chiasognathini). ZooKeys 43:33-63. Download

 
 
 
   
 

Species profiles: (click on species name)

C. beneshi LaCroix
C. grantii Stephens
C. impubis Parry
C. jousselinii Reiche
C. latreillei Solier
C. mniszechii Thomson
C. sombrus
Paulsen & Smith

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
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Author: M. J. Paulsen
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21/OCT/2006, updated 14/APR/2010
University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology