Erichius femoralis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Scarabaeiformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Lucanidae
Subfamilia: Lucaninae
Tribus: Sclerostomini
Genus: Erichius
Species: Erichius femoralis

Name

• Erichius femoralis (Guérin-Méneville, 1839)
  • Original combination: Dorcus femoralis
  • Current combination authority: Paulsen, 2010
  • Combination: Pycnosiphorus femoralis
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Paulsen (2010)

Synonyms

• Dorcus rufifemoralis Curtis, 1845
• Lucanus rubripes Hope in Westwood, 1845
• Dorcus pallidocinctus Fairmaire & Germain, 1861
  • Authority for synonymy: Paulsen, 2010
  • Primary type: neotype
    • Fixation: designated by Paulsen (2010)

References

• Cekalovic R., T. 1982: Larval and pupal description of Pycnosiphorus femoralis (Guerin, 1839). (Coleoptera, Lucanidae). Bol. Soc. Biol. De Concepcion, Chile, 53: 33–40. PDF
• Paulsen, M.J. 2010: The stag beetles of southern South America (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Bulletin of University of Nebraska State Museum, 24: 1–148. abstract only seen

links

• Erichius femoralis in Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles

Vernacular names

English: magellanic flightless stag beetle