Cantharolethrus Peruvianus
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''Cantharolethrus'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
stag beetle Stag beetles comprise the family Lucanidae. It has about 1,200 species of beetles in four subfamilies.Smith, A.B.T. (2006). A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections to nomenclature and a c ...
s in the subfamily
Lucaninae 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 ...
. It is found from Mexico to South America.


Species

There are about six recognized species: * '' Cantharolethrus azambrei'' Boileau, 1897 * '' Cantharolethrus buckleyi'' Parry, 1872 * '' Cantharolethrus homoderoides'' Kriesche, 1928 * '' Cantharolethrus luxerii'' (Buquet, 1843) * '' Cantharolethrus peruvianus'' Heller, 1918 * '' Cantharolethrus steinheili'' Parry, 1875 BioLib recognizes ''Cantharolethrus elongatus'' Lacroix, 1982 as a valid species, whereas other sources treat it as a synonym of ''Cantharolethrus peruvianus''.


References

Lucaninae Beetles of North America Beetles of Central America Beetles of South America Taxa named by James Thomson Lucanidae genera {{Lucanidae-stub