Dorcus parallelus (Say, 1823)

Paulsen, M. J., 2010, Stag beetles of the genus Dorcus MacLeay in North America (Coleoptera, Lucanidae), ZooKeys 34 (34), pp. 199-207 : 203-204

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.34.292
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3789588
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scientific name	Dorcus parallelus (Say, 1823)
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Dorcus parallelus (Say, 1823) View in CoL

Lucanus parallelus Say 1823: 248 View in CoL , original combination. Type material: Not listed among the existing Say type material by Mawdsley (1993).

Lucanus oblongus Charpentier 1825: 214 View in CoL , synonym ( Burmeister 1847). Type not examined.

Dorcus costatus LeConte 1866: 35 View in CoL , synonym. Type material: Holotype female (MCZ) labeled a) red disk; b) handwritten “ var. costatus / LeC.”; c) reddish-orange label “Type / [3688]”.

Dorcus parallelus nanus Casey 1909: 278 , synonym. Type material: Syntype male (USNM) labeled a) “CASEY / bequest / 1925”; b) reddish-orange label “ TYPE USNM / [36202]”. Syntype female ( UNSM) labeled a) as male ; b) reddish-orange label “[nanus – 2] / PARATYPE USNM / [36202]” .

Figures 7–8. Head of minor males, dorsal view. Inset showing dentition of right mandible. 7 Dorcus parallelus 8 Dorcus brevis .

Dorcus carnochani Angell 1916: 70 View in CoL , synonym.Type material:Two syntype males and one syntype female, possibly located in storage at the Brooklyn Museum, not examined.

Distribution. Specimens examined from Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.