L. elaphus Fabricius, 1775: 2. (orig. comb.)

L. carlengi Angell, 1916: 70..(synonym)

........L. elaphus, male. ........Photo by M.J. Paulsen	........L. elaphus, female. ........Photo by M.J. Paulsen
.Distribution of L. elaphus.

Distribution:

Ratcliffe, B.C. and J. Christen. 2002. Lucanus elaphus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) discovered in Nebraska, with brief notes on its biology and identification. Entomological News 113: 68-70.

Riley, E. G. and C. S. Wolfe. 2003. An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement, no. 26. 37 pp.

Staines, C.L. 1999. Distribution of Lucanus elaphus Linnaeus (sic) Coleoptera:Lucanidae) in North America. Coleopterists Bulletin 55: 397-404.