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Classification .......Erichius virgatus (Nagel,1928)

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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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Sclerognathus virgatus Nagel,1928: 290 (orig. comb.)

 
 

E. virgatus, male (left) and female. ...Photos by M.J. Paulsen.

 

 
Distribution of E. virgatus.

Distribution:

The striated flightless stag beetle is distributed in the vicinity of Parques Nacionales Tolhuaca and Llonquimay in La Araucanía region, Chile.

 

 
 

Taxonomy:

 

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.

 
 
 

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

 
 

 

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