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Lucanidae

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Lucanidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera commonly known as stag beetles. The family contains about 1,200 species divided among four subfamilies, Aesalinae, Lampriminae, Lucaninae and Syndesinae, and dates in the fossil record to the Middle Jurassic. Most species reach about 5 centimeters in length, though some exceed 12 centimeters, and the English name comes from the large mandibles of the males, which resemble the antlers of a stag. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Living or Extinct
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Family 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ208786, descriptionView the Source
2. Lucanidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Stag beetles compose the family Lucanidae.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source
Wikidata: Lucanidae
Wikidata Q208786, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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