''Dorcus'' is a

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of beetles in the

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Lucanidae Stag beetles are a family of about 1,200 species of beetles in the family Lucanidae, currently classified in four subfamilies.Smith, A.B.T. (2006). A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections ...

(stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in

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and

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; two are found in southern

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, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth on the mandibles and sable pigment were called ''Serrognathus'' whereas specimens with but a singular or multiple bulky notches on the mandibles and lustrous sable pigmentation were called ''Dorcus''.

Species

The following species are members of the genus ''Dorcus'': * '' Dorcus alexisi'' Muret & Drumont, 1999 Cyprus * '' Dorcus amamianus'' (Nomura, 1964) * ''

Dorcus antaeus ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Hope, 1842 * ''

Dorcus apatani ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' (Okuda & Maeda, 2015) * '' Dorcus arfakianus'' (Lansberge, 1880) Papua New Guinea * '' Dorcus arrowi'' (Boileau, 1911) south and southeast Asia * ''

Dorcus australicus ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth o ...

'' (Bomans, 1985) Australia * ''

Dorcus bandaensis ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Okuda, 2000 Indonesia * ''

Dorcus bashanus ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Huang & Chen, 2013 China * ''

Dorcus bhaskarai ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Hosoguchi, 2006 Indonesia * ''

Dorcus bolanus ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Nagel, 1928 Papua New Guinea * ''

Dorcus branaungi ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Nagai, 2000 Myanmar, China * ''

Dorcus brevis ''Dorcus brevis'' is a species of stag beetle that can be found in the Eastern United States The Eastern United States, commonly referred to as the American East, Eastern America, or simply the East, is the region of the United States to th ...

'' (Say, 1825) North America * ''

Dorcus capricornis ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' (Möllenkamp, 1909) Solomon Islands * ''

Dorcus carinulatus ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Nagel, 1941 temperate Asia * ''

Dorcus cervulus ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' (Boileau, 1901) Vietnam, Thailand, China * ''

Dorcus chayuensis ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Huang & Chen, 2017 China * ''

Dorcus chucheni ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Huang & Chen, 2013 China * '' Dorcus cuonaensis'' Huang & Chen, 2013 China * '' Dorcus curvidens'' (Hope, 1840) * '' Dorcus cylindricus'' Thomson, 1862 India * '' Dorcus daedalion'' (Didier & Séguy, 1953) China, southeast Asia * '' Dorcus davidis'' (Fairmaire, 1887) China, Mongolia * '' Dorcus derelictus'' Parry, 1862 India * '' Dorcus detanii'' Mizunuma, 1994 Indonesia * '' Dorcus donckieri'' (Boileau, 1898) * ''

Dorcus dungkharpai ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' (Okuda & Maeda, 2015) India * '' Dorcus egregius'' (Möllenkamp, 1898) New Guinea, Solomon Islands * '' Dorcus fujii'' Nagai & Maeda, 2010 Vietnam * ''

Dorcus fuliginosus ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' (Didier, 1928) India * ''

Dorcus furusui ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Baba, 2008 Indonesia * '' Dorcus fuscescens'' Didier, 1931 Indonesia * ''

Dorcus ghiliani ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' (Gestro, 1881) Indonesia * '' Dorcus gongshanus'' Huang & Chen, 2013 China * ''

Dorcus grandis ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Didier, 1926 * ''

Dorcus haitschunus ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' (Didier & Séguy, 1952) China, North Korea, South Korea * ''

Dorcus hamidi ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family (biology), family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with ...

'' Ikeda, 2005 Indonesia * '' Dorcus hansi'' Schenk, 2008 China * '' Dorcus hansteini'' (Albers, 1889) * '' Dorcus hirticornis'' (Jakovlev, 1896) * ''

Dorcus hopei ''Dorcus hopei'' is a species of beetle in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles), sometimes kept as a pet. Description Jet-black in colour, male beetles may reach 80 mm (3.1 inches) long, although females can be up to 48 mm (1.8 inches). Males ...

'' (Saunders, 1854) * ''

Dorcus hyperion ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' (Boileau, 1899) * '' Dorcus immundus'' Arrow, 1938 India * '' Dorcus imrani'' (Okuda & Maeda, 2015) India * '' Dorcus insolitus'' (Didier, 1931) Indonesia * '' Dorcus intermedius'' (Gestro, 1881) Oceanea * ''

Dorcus intricatus ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' (Lacroix, 1981) China * '' Dorcus japonicus'' Nakane & Makino, 1985 Japan * ''

Dorcus kamijoi ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Fujita, 2009 Vietnam * '' Dorcus katsurai'' Ikeda, 2000 Vietnam, China * '' Dorcus kawamurai'' Fujita, 2010 India * '' Dorcus kesiniae'' (Choeyjanta et al, 2018) east Asia * '' Dorcus kikunoae'' Hosoguchi, 2004 India * ''

Dorcus kirchneri ''Dorcus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth ...

'' Schenk, 2008 Indonesia * ''