Aegus (beetle)

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Aegus laevicollis
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Aegus

MacLeay, 1819
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Synonyms
  • AlcimusFairmaire, 1849
  • ParaegusGahan, 1888
  • XenostomusBoileau, 1898
  • EubusseaZacher, 1913
  • MalietoaKriesche, 1921
  • ElsionKriesche, 1921
  • OdontaegusKriesche, 1935

Aegus is a genus of stag beetles in the family Lucanidae. Comprising about 260 species in the genus, they are placed in the largest subfamily Lucaninae. [1] [2] They are distributed in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific countries, but introduced accidentally to many parts of the islands. [3] [4]

Primarily saproxylic, adult beetles and grubs are commonly found in decaying wood and stumps with abundant fungal growth. [5]

Species

The species show dramatic external intraspecific variation resulting from sexual dimorphism and male polymorphism. [6]

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References

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  3. "Aegus chelifer Macleay 1819, an Asian stag beetle (Coleoptera Lucanidae) invading the Seychelles Islands: a threat for endemic saproxylic species?". Tropical Zoology 23(2):173-180. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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  5. Songvorawit, Nut; Butcher, Buntika Areekul; Chaisuekul, Chatchawan (2017-12-08). "Decaying Wood Preference of Stag Beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) in a Tropical Dry-Evergreen Forest". Environmental Entomology. 46 (6): 1322–1328. doi:10.1093/ee/nvx143. PMID   29069306 . Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  6. Yuyan Cao, Michael D. Webb; Yuyan Cao, Michael D. Webb. "New synonymies and records of the stag-beetle genus Aegus MacLeay from Chinese fauna (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)". 动物分类学报 (in Chinese): 261–272. doi:10.11865/zs.201627 . Retrieved 2021-07-29.