page_title: Lucaninae
section_title: Genera
hierarchical_section_title: Lucaninae / Genera
caption_attribution_description: Homoderus mellyi (Lucanidae), mounted specimen from West Africa.
context_page_description: The Lucaninae comprise the largest subfamily of the stag beetles.
  Characteristics include partial to complete division of the eyes by a canthus, geniculate antennae, and distinctly separated coxae. The body is typically elongated and slightly flattened.
context_section_description: Some notable species are also listed: 
  
  
   
  Aegognathus
  Aegus
  Agnus
  Allotopus
  Amneidus
  Andinolucanus
  Aphanognathus
  Apterocyclus
  Apterodorcus Arrow, 1943
  Auxicerus
  Bartolozziolucanus
  Beneshius
  Bomansius
  Brasilucanus
  Cacostomus
  C. squamosus
  Calcodes
  Cantharolethrus
  C. luxeri
  Capreolucanus
  Cardanus
  Casignetus
  Charagmophorus
  Chewlucanus
  Chiasognathus
  Cladophyllus
  Cladognathus
  Colophon
  Cyclommatus
  C. scutellaris
  Dendezia
  Diasomoides
  Dinonigidius
  Dorculus
  Dorcus
  Dynodorcus
  Eligmodontus
  Epipedesthus
  Eulepidius
  Figulus
  Ganelius
  Geodorcus
  Gnaphaloryx
  Gonometopus
  Hemisodorcus
  Heterochthes
  Hexarthrius
  Homoderus
  Hoplogonus
  Incadorcus
  Leptinopterus
  Lissapterus
  Lissotes
  L. latidens – "Wielangta stag beetle", "broad-toothed stag beetle"
  Lucanus
   
  Macrocrates
  Macrodorcas
  Mesotopus
  Metadorcinus
  Metadorcus
  Metallactulus
  Microlucanus
  Neolucanus
  N. castanopterus
  Nigidionus
  Nigidius
  Noseolucanus
  Novonigidius
  Odontolabis
  Onorelucanus
  Oonotus
  Paralissotes
  P. reticulatus
  Penichrolucanus
  Platyceroides
  Platyceropsis
  Platycerus
  Platyfigulus
  Prismognathus
  Prosopocoilus
  Pseudodorcus
  Pseudorhaetus
  Pycnosiphorus
  Rhaetulus
  R. crenatus
  Rhaetus
  Ryssonotus
  Safrina
  Sclerostomus
  Scortizus
  Serrognathus
  Sphaenognathus
  Telodorcus
  Tetrarthrius
  Velutinodorcus
  Vinsonella
  Weinreichius
  Xiphodontus
  Yumikoi
caption: Male specimen of Homoderus mellyi
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