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Lucanidae genera

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Lucanus
genus of beetles
Dorcus
thumb|Dorcus alcides thumb|Dorcus ternatensis
Platycerus
Platycerus is a genus of stag beetles (Lucanidae), belonging to the subfamily Lucaninae.
Prosopocoilus
Prosopocoilus is a genus of beetles of the family Lucanidae.
Colophon
genus of beetles
Odontolabis
Odontolabis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.
Chiasognathus
Chiasognathus is a genus of stag beetles found in Argentina and Chile. It includes seven species: Chiasognathus beneshi Lacroix, 1978 Chiasognathus grantii Stephens, 1832 Chiasognathus impubis Parry, 1870 Chiasognathus jousselinii Reiche, 1850 Chiasognathus latreillei Solier, 1851 Chiasognathus mniszechii Thomson, 1862 Chiasognathus sombrus Paulsen & Smith, 2010
Sinodendron
Sinodendron is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.
Hexarthrius
Hexarthrius, from Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), meaning "six", ἄρθρον (árthron), meaning "joint", and the Latin suffix '-ius', is a genus of large stag beetles. They are also known as fork horned stag beetles for the shape for their mandibles It includes the following species:
Aesalus
Aesalus is a genus of Palaearctic and Oriental realm stag beetles, typical of the subfamily Aesalinae and tribe Aesalini; it was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801.
Cyclommatus
Cyclommatus is a genus of the family Lucanidae, also known as the stag beetle. The majority of the species from the genus Cyclommatus are located in Southeast Asia, though some species are found in China and Taiwan as well. The genus Cyclommatus also consists of three subgenera: Cyclommatus (Parry, 1863), Cyclommatinus (Didier, 1927) and Cyclommatellus (Nagel, 1936). Each subgenera contains 80, 24 and 3 species respectively. In total, the genus Cyclommatus consists of a total of 134 species, though more are still being discovered to this day.
Prismognathus
Prismognathus is a genus of beetles of the family Lucanidae.
Lamprima
Lamprima is a genus of stag beetles typical of the subfamily Lampriminae; species are found in Australasia.
Neolucanus
Neolucanus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae.
Rhaetulus
Rhaetulus is a genus of Asian stag beetles in the subfamily Lucaninae and now placed in the monogeneric tribe Rhaethulini ; it was originally erected by John Westwood in 1871. Species have been recorded from China, Indochina, Taiwan and certain other Pacific islands.
Leptinopterus
Leptinopterus is a genus of stag beetles in the family Lucanidae. There are more than 30 described species in Leptinopterus, found in South America.
Geodorcus
Geodorcus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae. They are endemic to New Zealand. All Geodorcus species are protected under Schedule 7 of The 1953 Wildlife Act, making it an offense to hunt, kill or possess a specimen.
Figulus
genus of insects
Cantharolethrus
Cantharolethrus is a genus of stag beetles in the subfamily Lucaninae. It is found from Mexico to South America.
Nigidius
genus of insects
Ryssonotus
Ryssonotus nebulosus is a beetle of the family Lucanidae, and the sole member of the genus Ryssonotus (often misspelled as "Rhyssonotus"). It is found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, as well as introduced into New Zealand.