Genus Lucanus

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods

Class Insecta - Insects

Order Coleoptera - Beetles

Suborder Polyphaga - Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea - Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles

Family Lucanidae - Stag Beetles

Genus Lucanus

Species elaphus - Giant Stag Beetle
Species capreolus - Reddish-brown Stag Beetle
Species placidus - Stag Beetle
Species mazama - Cottonwood Stag Beetle

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