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Aegus (beetle)

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Aegus
Aegus laevicollis
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Aegus

MacLeay, 1819
species
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Synonyms
  • Alcimus Fairmaire, 1849
  • Paraegus Gahan, 1888
  • Xenostomus Boileau, 1898
  • Eubussea Zacher, 1913
  • Malietoa Kriesche, 1921
  • Elsion Kriesche, 1921
  • Odontaegus Kriesche, 1935

Aegus is a genus of stag beetles in the family Lucanidae. Comprising about 260 species in the genus, they are placed in the largest subfamily Lucaninae.[1][2] They are distributed in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific countries, but introduced accidentally to many parts of the islands.[3][4]

Primarily saproxylic, adult beetles and grubs are commonly found in decaying wood and stumps with abundant fungal growth.[5]

Species

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The species show dramatic external intraspecific variation resulting from sexual dimorphism and male polymorphism.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Aegus - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. ^ Hosoya, T.; Araya, K. (2005). "Sorry! We are experiencing technical difficulties". Zoological Science. 22 (12): 1305–1318. doi:10.2108/zsj.22.1305. hdl:2433/108578. PMID 16462103. S2CID 36873139. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. ^ "Aegus chelifer Macleay 1819, an Asian stag beetle (Coleoptera Lucanidae) invading the Seychelles Islands: a threat for endemic saproxylic species?". Tropical Zoology 23(2):173-180. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. ^ "Aegus". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ Songvorawit, Nut; Butcher, Buntika Areekul; Chaisuekul, Chatchawan (2017-12-08). "Decaying Wood Preference of Stag Beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) in a Tropical Dry-Evergreen Forest". Environmental Entomology. 46 (6): 1322–1328. doi:10.1093/ee/nvx143. PMID 29069306. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  6. ^ Yuyan Cao, Michael D. Webb; Yuyan Cao, Michael D. Webb. "New synonymies and records of the stag-beetle genus Aegus MacLeay from Chinese fauna (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)". 动物分类学报 (in Chinese): 261–272. doi:10.11865/zs.201627. Retrieved 2021-07-29.