Summary description from Wikipedia:

Lucanus elaphus in languages:

Chinese

紅鹿深山鍬形蟲

English

Giant Stag Beetle

English

Elephant Stag Beetle

English

American Stag Beetle

Japanese

エラフスミヤマクワガタ

Japanese

アメリカミヤマクワガタ

Japanese

シカツノミヤマクワガタ

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Parent Taxon

• Lucanus

Sibling Taxa

• Lucanus adelmae
• Lucanus angusticornis
• Lucanus aungsani
• Lucanus bidentis
• Lucanus boileaui
• Lucanus brivioi
• Lucanus cantori
• Lucanus cervus
• Lucanus cheni
• Lucanus chinhillensis
• Lucanus choui
• Lucanus datunensis
• Lucanus derani
• Lucanus deuveianus
• Lucanus dirki
• Lucanus dohertyi
• Lucanus dongi
• Lucanus elaphus
• Lucanus fairmairei
• Lucanus fanjingshanus
• Lucanus ferriei
• Lucanus fonti
• Lucanus formosanus
• Lucanus formosus
• Lucanus fortunei
• Lucanus fryi
• Lucanus fujianensis
• Lucanus fujitai
• Lucanus gamunus
• Lucanus gradivus
• Lucanus hayashii
• Lucanus hermani
• Lucanus hewenjiae
• Lucanus izindui
• Lucanus kanoi
• Lucanus kirchneri
• Lucanus klapperichi
• Lucanus kraatzi
• Lucanus kurosawai
• Lucanus laminifer
• Lucanus langi
• Lucanus liupengyui
• Lucanus liuyei
• Lucanus luci
• Lucanus ludivinae
• Lucanus lunifer
• Lucanus maculifemoratus
• Lucanus manai
• Lucanus marazziorum
• Lucanus mearesii
• Lucanus miwai
• Lucanus nangsarae
• Lucanus ngheanus
• Lucanus nobilis
• Lucanus nosei
• Lucanus nyishwini
• Lucanus parryi
• Lucanus pesarinii
• Lucanus planeti
• Lucanus pontbrianti
• Lucanus prossi
• Lucanus pulchellus
• Lucanus rondoi
• Lucanus satoi
• Lucanus sericeus
• Lucanus smithi
• Lucanus swinhoei
• Lucanus szetschuanicus
• Lucanus takakuwai
• Lucanus tetraodon
• Lucanus thibetanus
• Lucanus tsukamotoi
• Lucanus victorius
• Lucanus villosus
• Lucanus wemckeni
• Lucanus westermanni
• Lucanus yulaoensis
• Lucanus zhanbishengi
• Lucanus zhuxiangi
• Lucanus ziliolii

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