Stag beetles of the genus Dorcus MacLeay in North America (Coleoptera, Lucanidae)

By

Paulsen, M.J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

34

Pages

199-207

Subjects

Dorcus brevis , Dorcus mexicanus , Dorcus parallelus , Lucanidae , Nearctic , synonym , systematics

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.34.292

 

Abstract

General confusion has surrounded the status of Nearctic Dorcus species since the 19th Century. In this paper the two Nearctic species are clarified and compared, and morphological characters discussed that will readily distinguish them. Examination of the type specimens of D. mexicanus reveals that they are actually mislabeled specimens and that the species is a new synonym of the Palearctic D. parallelipipedus (L.).