Erichius caelatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

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

Name

• Erichius caelatus (Blanchard, 1842)
  • Original combination: Lucanus caelatus
  • Current combination authority: Paulsen, 2010
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Paulsen (2010)

Synonyms

• Lucanus variolosus Hope in Westwood, 1845
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Paulsen (2010)

References

• Hope, F.W. & Westwood, J.O. 1845. A catalogue of the lucanoid Coleoptera, in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope [...] together with descriptions of the new species therein contained. J.C. Bridgewater, London. 31 pp. Online. Reference page. 
• 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 caelatus in Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles

Vernacular names

• English: engraved flightless stag beetle