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VOL. XXV PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY 2016
Illustrated Checklist of Georgian Stag beetles (Coleoptera, Lucanidae)
Giorgi Chaladze
Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, 3/5, Cholokashvili Ave., 0162, Tbilisi, Georgia
giorgi.chaladze@gmail.com
Abstract
Illustrated checklist of Stag beetles (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) from Georgia is given. New georeferenced
occurences are listed. Ilustrations and Georgian names are provided for most of species.
Keywords Biodiversity, Occurrences, Lucanidae, Georgia.
Introduction
Main information about stag beetles (Georgian: რქიანასებრნი, ირემა ხოჭოები) in Georgia is
based on works of I. Dzhambazishvili, who studied superfamily Scarabaeoidea for several
decades [1, 2]. Current publication provides additional list of georeferenced occurrences
(Appendix 1) and illustration of most species known in Georgia (Fig. 1). Taxonomy is according
Fauna Europaea [3].
Data description
Coordinates provided in Appendix 1 are collected from labels of author’s collection. For labels
without coordinates data were extracted from Google Earth, with precision of 100 meters.
List of species
1. Aesalus scarabaeoides (Panzer, 1794)
2. Aesalus ulanovskii Ganglbauer, 1887
3. Dorcus parallelipipedus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Georgian name: პატარა ირემა ხოჭო
4. Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Georgian name: ევროპული ირემა ხოჭო
5. Lucanus ibericus Motschulsky, 1845
Georgian name: ქართული ირემა ხოჭო
6. Platycerus caraboides (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Georgian name: ბზუალასებრი ბრტყელულვაშა
7. Platycerus caucasicus (Parry, 1864)
Georgian name: კავკასიური ბრტყელულვაშა
8. Sinodendron cylindricum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Georgian name: პატარა მარტორქა ხოჭო
Figure 1 Lucanidae of Georgia: 1. Lucanus ibericus, male. 2. Lucanus ibericus, female. 3. Sinodendron
cylindricum, male. 4. Sinodendron cylindricum, female. 5. Dorcus parallelipipedus, male. 6. Dorcus
parallelipipedus, female. 7. Platycerus caucasicus, male. 8. Platycerus caucasicus, female. 9. Platycerus
caraboides, male.
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Appendix 1 Georeferenced occurrences of Lucanidae.
Species
Latitude
Longitude
Location
Year
Dorcus parallelipipedus
42.403346
44.693520
Khevsha
2008
Dorcus parallelipipedus
42.366340
41.597505
Anaklia
2005
Dorcus parallelipipedus
42.054915
43.489767
Rikoti Pass
2008
Dorcus parallelipipedus
41.840430
43.266100
Lomis Mt.
2006
Dorcus parallelipipedus
41.811633
44.709038
Mukhatgverdi
2008
Dorcus parallelipipedus
41.842780
43.335310
Likani
2006
Dorcus parallelipipedus
41.580064
42.364496
Skhalta
2016
Lucanus ibericus
41.630355
44.767824
Kumisi
2015
Lucanus ibericus
41.811633
44.709038
Mukhatgverdi
2008
Lucanus ibericus
41.866734
44.724587
Mtskheta
2002
Lucanus ibericus
41.921886
43.493338
Akhaldaba
2008
Platycerus caraboides
42.151882
44.745594
Ananuri
2006
Platycerus caucasicus
42.403346
44.693520
Khevsha
2008
Sinodendron cylindricum
42.403346
44.693520
Khevsha
2008
Sinodendron cylindricum
42.519804
43.337901
Racha Mt. Range
2007
References
1. Dzhambazishvili Y. 1979. Scarabaeid beetles of Georgia [Plastinchatousye zhuki Gruzii] /
Tbilisi, Metsniyereba [In Russian].
2. Dzhambazishvili Y. 2000. Cheklist of Scarabaeoidea of Goergia (Coleoptera: Scarabidae,
Troginae, Geotrupinae, Hybosorinae, Ochodaeinae, Aphodiinae) Proceedings of the Institute
of Zoology of Georgia, V XX, p 123-130.
3. Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. 2016. Scarabaeoidea. Fauna Europaea, version 2.6.2. www.fauna-
eu.org
საქართველოს ირემა ხოჭოების (Coleoptera, Lucanidae)
ილუსტრირებული სია
გიორგი ჩალაძე
რეზიუმე
ნაშრომში წარმოდგენილია საქართველოში გავრცელებული ირემა ხოჭოების
(რქიანასებრნი) ილუსტრირებული სია. მოცემულია რეგისტრაციის წერტილები და
ქართული სახელწოდებები.
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