Erichius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda 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 (12): E. brevicollis – E. caelatus – E. calverti – E. costatus – E. darwinii – E. fairmairii – E. fasciatus – E. femoralis – E. franzae – E. virgatus – E. vittatus – E. zabulostictus

[source: Paulsen (2010)]

Name

• Erichius Maes, 1992
  • Original status: valid subgenus of Pycnosiphorus
  • Authority for current status: Paulsen (2010)
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Dorcus femoralis Guérin-Méneville, 1839
    • Fixation: original designation

Synonyms

• Epipedus Solier, 1851 [junior homonym]
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Lucanus caelatus Blanchard, 1842
    • Fixation: subsequent designation by Maes (1992)
• Calvertius Maes, 1992 [junior homonym]
  • Original status: valid subgenus of Pycnosiphorus
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Sclerostomus calverti Nagel, 1932
    • Fixation: original designation
• Weinreichiellus Maes, 1992 [unavailable name?]
• Neoepipedus Özdikmen & Turgut, 2006
  • new replacement name for Epipedus Solier, 1851
  • Original status: valid subgenus of Pycnosiphorus
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Lucanus caelatus Blanchard, 1842
    • Fixation: automatic

References

• Numhauser T., J. 1991: Observaciones sobre el género Pycnosiphorus: grupo fasciatus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Revista chilena de entomología, 19: 51–57. PDF
• Özdikmen, H.; Turgut, S. 2006: Nomenclatural changes in Lucaninae (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Munis entomology & zoology, 1(1): 145–148.
• 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
• Solier, A.J.J. 1851: Orden III. Coleópteros. Pp. 5–285 in: Gay, C. (ed.) Historia Física y Política de Chile. Zoología, vol. 5. C. Gay, Paris, France. BHL [in Spanish]

Links

• Erichius in Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles
• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus