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Dorcus
| Description | Dorcus is a genus of beetles in the family Lucanidae (stag beetles). Of the 30-odd species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth on the mandibles and sable pigment were called Serrognathus whereas specimens with but a singular or multiple bulky notches on the mandibles and lustrous sable pigmentation were called Dorcus. Serrognathus was recently reclassified and merged into the genus Dorcus. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorcus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Lucanidae : Dorcus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dorcus MacLeay, 1819 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Horae Entom., 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 40.4 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. V. Deichmüller. 1881. Fossile Insecten aus dem Diatomeenschiefer von Kutschlin bei Bilin, Böhmen. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 42:293-330 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorcus |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dorcus alcides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus alexisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus amamianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus antaeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus apatani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus arfakianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus arrowi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus australicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus bandaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus bashanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus bhaskarai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus binodulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus bolanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus branaungi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus brevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus bucephalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus capricornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus carinulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus cervulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus chayuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus chucheni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus cuonaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus curvidens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus cylindricus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus daedalion species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus davidis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus derelictus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus detanii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus donckieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus dungkharpai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus egregius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus eurycephalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus freinai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus fujii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus fuliginosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus furusui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus fuscescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus ghiliani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus gongshanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus grandis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus haitschunus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus hamidi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus hansi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus hansteini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus hirticornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus hopei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus hyperion species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus immundus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus imrani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus insolitus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus intermedius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus intricatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus japonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus kamijoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus katsurai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus kawamurai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus kesiniae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus kikunoae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus kirchneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus kyawi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus lachnosternus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus lacroixi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus laevidorsis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus lhoba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus lineatopunctatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus linwenhsini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus liyingbingi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus lvbu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus macleayi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus maryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus meeki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus menba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus mencius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus mirabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus miwai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus mizunumai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus monpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus montivagus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus motuoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus musimon species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus myinti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus nepalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus niasicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus niedorfi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus nitidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus nosei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus parallelipipedus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dorcus parallelus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus parryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus pemakoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus peyronis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus pilosipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus planithorax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus primigenius ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Dorcus prochazkai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus rama species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus ratiocinativus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus rectus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus reichei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus ritsemae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus rubrofemoratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus rugosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus saiga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus semenowi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus sewertzowi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus sinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus striatipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus submolaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus sukkiti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus suturalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus taiwanicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus tanakai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus tenuihirsutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus ternatensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus tityus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus townesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus tricuspis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus tsunodai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus ursulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus velutinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus vicinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus vidam species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus wardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus wickhami species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus wui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus yaksha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus yamadai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus yongreni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus yuukae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorcus zhangmuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Dorcas Hope, 1842 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Lucanidae : Dorcas |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1819 | Dorcus MacLeay |
| 2011 | Dorcus Bouchard et al. |
| 1819 | Dorcus MacLeay |
| 2011 | Dorcus Bouchard et al. |
| 1819 | Dorcus MacLeay |
| 2011 | Dorcus Bouchard et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
