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Lucaninae
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The Lucaninae comprise the largest subfamily of the stag beetles (Lucanidae).

Museum specimens

Specimen records
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Family
Lucanidae
Collections
CMN
Recorded in
Chile

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lucanidae
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taxon rank
subfamily
Commons category
Lucaninae
taxon name
Lucaninae
topic's main category
Category:Lucaninae
taxon common name
hjortebiller
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The Lucaninae comprise the largest subfamily of the stag beetles (Lucanidae).

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lucaninae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.