N. occultus Paulsen & Smith, male. Photo by M.J. Paulsen	Distribution of Nicagus species in the New World.

Distribution: Nearctic: eastern North America; west Texas. Palearctic: Japan.

Revision or Synopsis:

Paulsen, M.J. and A.D. Smith. 2005. A new species of stag beetle from sand dunes in west Texas, and a synopsis of the genus Nicagus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalinae: Nicagini). Zootaxa. 1050: 45-60.

Composition: 3 species (2 in New World).

Taxonomy:

Howden, H. F. and J. F. Lawrence. 1974. The New World Aesalinae, with notes on the North American lucanid subfamilies (Coleoptera, Lucanidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 52: 1505-1510.

Katovich, K. and N. L. Kriska. 2002. Description of the larva of
Nicagus obscurus (LeConte) (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Nicaginae), with
comments on its position in Lucanidae and notes on the larval and
adult habitat. Coleopterists Bulletin 56(2): 253-258.

Kikuta, T. 1986. On the higher taxa of the stag beetle family Lucanidae, pp. 131-138. In: J. Aoki (editor). Papers on Entomology Presented to Professor Takeshiko Nakane in Commemoration of His Retirement. Japanese Society of Coleopterology, Tokyo. 277 pp.

Paulsen, M.J. and A.D. Smith. 2005. A new species of stag beetle from sand dunes in west Texas, and a synopsis of the genus Nicagus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalinae: Nicagini). Zootaxa. 1050: 45-60.

Keys to Species:

Paulsen, M.J. and A.D. Smith. 2005. A new species of stag beetle from sand dunes in west Texas, and a synopsis of the genus Nicagus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalinae: Nicagini). Zootaxa. 1050: 45-60.

Species profiles: (click on species names)

N. obscurus LeConte N. occultus Paulsen & Smith