Family Lucanidae

The stag beetles

To our knowledge this family has not been recorded previously from Florida. The following species are represented in the FSCA.

Subfamily Lucaninae

Lucanus Scopoli

• L. elaphus Fabricius, the giant stag beetle, seUS, FL (LIB)

Pseudolucanus Hope

• P. capreolus (Linnaeus), seUS, FL (ALA, LIB)

Subfamily Dorcinae

Dorcus MacLeay

• D. brevis Say, seUS, FL (LIB, LEO)

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