.....Guide Home Taxa Map

Keys to Taxa

Catalogs Gallery Search
 
Classification

Montesinus Grossi, 2016
.....Montesinus Grossi, 2016: 219 (orig. cit.)

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

 

Lucanidae Taxa Map
Lucanidae Catalog
Lucanidae Key
Lucanidae Gallery




M. monnei Grossi, male holotype.
Photo by P. Grossi.
Approximate distribution of
Montesinus
species.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 

Distribution: Brazil: .

 

Revision or Synopsis:

 

 

 

Grossi, P.C., 2016. A new brachypterous genus of Brazilian stag beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4078 (1): 218-229.

 
 

 

Remarks:

 

As with the genus Altitatiayus Weinreich, Montesinus Grossi consists of flightless species confined to high elevations and montane vegetation. The genus is known from a total of five specimens. Two species are known from only a single female specimen.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 

 

 

   
 

Composition: 3 species.

 

Species profiles: (pages under construction)

M. machadoi Grossi
M. monnei Grossi
M. tatula Grossi

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
.... Entomology Home Research UNSM Entomology Database Scarab Workers


Author: M. J. Paulsen
Generated on:
16/FEB/2016
University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology