Ceruchus punctatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lucanidae |
Genus: | Ceruchus |
Species: | C. punctatus |
Binomial name | |
Ceruchus punctatus LeConte, 1869 | |
Ceruchus punctatus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Stag beetles are a family of about 1,200 species of beetles in the family Lucanidae, currently classified in four subfamilies. Some species grow to over 12 centimetres, but most to about 5 cm (2 in).
Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year. Its constituent families are also undergoing revision presently, and the family list below is only preliminary. This superfamily includes some of the largest beetles extant today, including rhinoceros beetles, (Dynastinae), the Hercules beetle and Goliath beetles.
Apterocyclus honoluluensis, the Kauai flightless stag beetle, is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands.
Apterocyclus is a genus of rare stag beetles in the family Lucanidae. There are about five described species in Apterocyclus. The species of Apterocyclus are found only on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands, and are the only scarabaeoid beetles native to the Hawaiian Islands.
Ceruchus piceus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Ceruchus is a genus of stag beetles in the family Lucanidae. There are about 19 described species in Ceruchus.
Syndesinae is a subfamily of stag beetles in the family Lucanidae. There are at least two genera and four described species in Syndesinae.
Platyceroides opacus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Platyceroides is a genus of stag beetles in the family Lucanidae. There are about 16 described species in Platyceroides.
Platyceroides agassii is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Nicagus occultus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Nicagus is a genus of stag beetles in the family Lucanidae. There are at least three described species in Nicagus.
Platyceroides aeneus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Platyceroides laticollis is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Ceruchus striatus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Platyceroides viriditinctus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Platyceroides thoracicus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Nicagus obscurus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America. Larvae can be found in the grooves of aspen driftwood. Adults emerge in August.
Platyceroides latus is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found in North America.
Apterocyclus kawaii is a species of stag beetle in the family Lucanidae. It is found on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands.