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Family Lucanidae - Stag Beetles

Aesalinae · Lucaninae · Syndesinae

Subfamily Aesalinae
Nicagus occultus Paulsen & Smith - Nicagus occultus - female Nicagus occultus Paulsen & Smith - Nicagus occultus - male mud covered scarab - Nicagus obscurus Beetle - Nicagus obscurus - male Beetle - Nicagus obscurus - male Arden Beetle - Nicagus obscurus Scarab Beetle - Nicagus obscurus Nicagus occultus

Subfamily Lucaninae
Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus) - Lucanus elaphus Big Jaws???? - Lucanus capreolus Lucanus capreolus - male Platyceropsis keeni (Casey, 1895) - Platyceroides keeni beetle070918 - Lucanus capreolus Beetle with clubbed antennae - Platyceroides pampinatus BeetleStag_08032021_MP_5454_1 - Lucanus capreolus beetle - Dorcus parallelus

Subfamily Syndesinae
Ceruchus striatus - female Stag Beetle - Ceruchus piceus Rugose Stag Beetle (D.O.A.) - Sinodendron rugosum - male Sinodendron rugosum - Sinodendron rugosum - male Sinodendron rugosum - Sinodendron rugosum - male stag beetle - Ceruchus piceus - male Lucanid beetle sp. (?Ceruchus piceus) - Ceruchus piceus Beetle - Ceruchus striatus


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