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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
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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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