LUCANINAE Latreille, 1804

Smith, Andrew B. T., 2006, A Review Of The Family- Group Names For The Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) With Corrections To Nomenclature And A Current Classification, The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 5) 60, pp. 144-204 : 154-155

Subfamily LUCANINAE Latreille, 1804

Original spelling and citation: Lucanides Latreille 1804: 234

Type genus: Lucanus Scopoli, 1763: 1

Remark: Several family-group names have been used for taxa within this subfamily that were never made available under the ICZN. These names were first used after 1930 but do not satisfy Article 13.1 (accompanied by a description or definition etc.): Aegini ( Maes 1992 b), Allotopini ( Maes 1992 a) , Casignetini ( Maes 1992 b) , Chalcodinae ( Didier and Séguy 1953, Lacroix 1979), Colophonini ( Maes 1992 b), Cyclommatini ( Maes 1992 a), Homoderini ( Maes 1992 b) , Neoprosopocoilini ( Maes 1992 b) (which is also not based on an available generic name), Nigidiini ( Benesh 1960), Prosopocoilini ( Benesh 1960), Pseudodorcini ( Benesh 1960), and Rhyssonotini ( Benesh 1960) .

Synonym: Platycerinae Mulsant, 1842

Original spelling and citation: Platycéraires Mulsant 1842: 593

Type genus: Platycerus Geoffroy, 1762: 87

Remark: Although this family-group name was not originally proposed in a Latinized form, it has subsequently been Latinized by numerous authors and should be considered available under Article 11.7.2.

Synonym: Chiasognathinae Burmeister, 1847

Original spelling and citation: Chiasognathidae Burmeister 1847: 334

Type genus: Chiasognathus Stephens, 1831: 213

Synonym: Figulinae Burmeister, 1847

Original spelling and citation: Figulidae Burmeister 1847: 428

Type genus: Figulus MacLeay, 1819: 109

Synonym: Dorcinae Parry, 1864

Original spelling and citation: Dorcidae Parry 1864: 86

Type genus: Dorcus MacLeay, 1819: 111

Synonym: Cladognathinae Parry, 1870

Original spelling and citation: Cladognathidae Parry 1870: 75

Type genus: Cladognathus Burmeister, 1847: 364

Synonym: Odontolabinae Parry, 1870

Original spelling and citation: Odontolabidae Parry 1870: 106

Type genus: Odontolabis Hope, 1842: 247 ( Hope 1842 a)

Synonym: Rhaetulinae Miwa, 1931

Original spelling and citation: Rhaetulinae Miwa 1931: 323

Type genus: Rhaetulus Parry, 1871: 353 ( Westwood 1871)

Synonym: Systenocerinae Portevin, 1931

Original spelling and citation: Systenocerini Portevin 1931: 3

Type genus: Systenocerus Weise, 1883: 93 ( Heyden et al. 1883)

Synonym: Penichrolucaninae Arrow, 1950

Original spelling and citation: Penichrolucaninae Arrow 1950: 233

Type genus: Penichrolucanus Deyrolle, 1863: 485

Synonym: Dendeziinae Benesh, 1955

Original spelling and citation: Dendeziini Benesh 1955 b: 72

Type genus: Dendezia Basilewsky, 1952: 36

Synonym: Lissotinae Benesh, 1955

Original spelling and citation: Lissotini Benesh 1955 b: 73

Type genus: Lissotes Westwood, 1855: 213

Synonym: Sclerostominae Benesh, 1955

Original spelling and citation: Sclerostomini Benesh 1955 a: 97

Type genus: Sclerostomus Burmeister, 1847: 423

Synonym: Scortizinae Benesh, 1955

Original spelling and citation: Scortizini Benesh 1955 a: 103

Type genus: Scortizus Westwood, 1834: 119

Synonym: Pholidotinae Kikuta, 1986

Original spelling and citation: Pholidotini Kikuta 1986: 131

Type genus: Pholidotus MacLeay, 1819: 97

Remark: This family-group name is permanently invalid because the type genus, Pholidotus MacLeay, 1819 , is a junior homonym of Pholidotus Brisson, 1762 (Mammalia) (Article 39). Pholiodotus Hope, 1843 was proposed as a replacement name for Pholidotus MacLeay, 1819 .

Synonym: Brasilucaninae Nikolajev, 1999

Original spelling and citation: Brasilucanini Nikolajev 1999 a: 171

Type genus: Brasilucanus Vulcano and Pereira, 1961: 473