LUCANIDAE Latreille, 1804
(stag and rhinocerus beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 38 images
Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle
Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Larva (Click to open)
 		Species 40 images 2 ident. refs
Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 21 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyLUCANIDAE (stag and rhinocerus beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

LUCANIDAE (stag and rhinocerus beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for LUCANIDAE (stag and rhinocerus beetles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 42 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for LUCANIDAE (stag and rhinocerus beetles)
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