Platyceroides BENESH, 1946
(G. = Platycerus agassizi)
Platyceroides aenea (VAN DYKE, 1928) [Platycerus] [aeneus,
denea].
Van Dyke, 1928:109; Benesh, 1946, 186, pl.8;
McKey-Fender, 1948:43; Didier & Seguy, 1953:170; Benesh, 1960:11; Hatch,
1971:432; Maes, 1992:14; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:313, pl.152; Poole &
Gentili, 1996:297.
USA : Washington [Clallam Co. (Forks*--47°50N-124°25W),
Crescent Lake--48°10N-123°50W, Humptulips*--47°15N-123°50W,
Hoquiam*--46°55N-123°50W, Olympic Hot Springs--47°45N-123°30W,
Centralia--46°40N-122°50W, Boretore, Satsop River, Solduk Springs], Oregon
[Tillamook Co. (Tillamook*--45°30N-123°50W), Crater Lake--42°50N-122°10W, Mt. Gearhart--42°30N-120°50W, Clatsop Co. (Cannon
Beach*), Boyer, Manzanita, Sand Lake].
Platyceroides
agassizi (LECONTE, 1861) [Platycerus] [agassii].
= Platycerus
parvicollis CASEY 1875 [California].
= Platycerus
pacificus CASEY 1875 [California].
= Platycerus
californicus CASEY 1885 [California : Humboldt Co. : Eureka].
LeConte,
1861:345; Parry, 1864:60; Casey, 1875:164-165; Fuchs, 1882:58; Blanchard,
1885:169; Casey, 1885:331; Casey, 1886:263; Horn, 1886:xiii; Van Dyke, 1926:447; Van Dyke, 1928:106,
108-109; Benesh, 1946:178, 182, 184, pl.7; Hatch, 1950:23-24; Didier & Seguy,
1953:170; Benesh, 1960:11; Hatch, 1971:431; Maes, 1992:15; Mizunuma &
Nagai, 1994:313, 316-317, pl.152, 156; Poole & Gentili, 1996:297.
USA :
Oregon [Coos Bay--43°30N-124°15W, Tillamook--45°30N-123°50W, Blue Mts. (Dixie
Pass--44°30N-118°40W), Josephine Co., Sand Lake], California* [Crescent
City--41°45N-124°15W, Humboldt Bay--40°50N--124°12W, Humboldt Co. (Eureka--40°50N--124°12W),
Mendocino Co. (Fort Bragg--39°30N-123°45W, Caspar--39°20N--123°45W), Fort
Seward--40°15N-123°40W, Zenia--40°15N-123°30W, Marin Co. (Muir Woods Nat. Park--37°50N-122°40W),
San Mateo--37°30N-122°25W, Redwood City--37°25N-122°15W--Corralitos--Santa Cruz
Mts., Ben Lomond, Blocksburg].
Saproxylophagous :
Ericaceae : Arbutus.
Fagaceae : Quercus.
Pinaceae : Pinus.
Platyceroides
lata (FALL, 1901) [Platycerus] [latus].
Fall, 1901:291; Van Dyke, 1926:447; Van
Dyke, 1928:106, 110; Benesh, 1946:191, pl.8; Benesh, 1960:11; Holloway,
1969:958; Maes, 1992:15; Poole & Gentili, 1996:297.
USA : California [Alameda
Co.*--37°45N-122°15W, Calaveras Co.--37°30N-121°45W, Nevada Co.--39°20N-121°05W,
Plumas Co.--39°50N-120°45W, Placer Co.*, Sierra Nevada, El Dorado Co., Alpine
Co., Brownsville, Riverton, Sugar Pine].
Platyceroides
laticollis (CASEY, 1914).
Platycerus
laticollis CASEY, 1914:373 [Mary's Peak].
Van Dyke,
1928:106, 110; Benesh, 1946:193, pl.9; McKey-Fender, 1948:43; Didier &
Seguy, 1953:171; Benesh, 1960:11; Hatch, 1971:431; Maes, 1992:15
Platyceroides
laticollis CASEY; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:211, 313, 316, pl. 6, fig. 74(1), pl.
152, fig. 170, pl. 156, fig. 228.
Poole
& Gentili, 1996:297.
USA :
Oregon : Curry Co. : Brookings, 42°10N-124°20W, 23-V-1976 (1 male citated by
Mizunuma & Nagai 1994).
USA :
Oregon : Coos Co.
USA :
Oregon : Coos Bay--43°30N-124°15W
USA :
Oregon : Newport--44°40N-124°10W
USA :
Oregon : Lincoln Co. (Alsea--44°25N-123°30W)
USA :
Oregon : Corvallis--44°30N-123°20W
USA :
Oregon : Murphy Co., 42°20N-123°20W : Mary's Peak (HOLOTYPUS of Platycerus
laticollis CASEY).
USA :
Oregon : Marshfield, Polk Co.
USA :
Oregon (1 ex. in Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve, Switzerland).
USA :
California : Humboldt Co.-- 40°50N--124°12W
BIBLIOGRAPHY
MIZUNUMA
T. & NAGAI S. (1994) The Lucanid Beetles of the World. Mushi-Sha's
Iconographic Series of Insects, Ed. H. Fujita, Japan. Vol. I : 337 pp., 156
pls.
Platyceroides
opaca (FALL, 1906).
Platycerus
opacus FALL, 1906:393 [South Fork of Kaweah River, Clear Creek].
Fall,
1906:393; Van Dyke, 1926:447; Van Dyke, 1928:106, 110; Benesh, 1946:190, pl.8;
Benesh, 1960:11; Maes, 1992:15
Platyceroides
opacus FALL; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:211, pl. 6, fig. 73(1).
Poole
& Gentili, 1996:297.
USA :
California : Fresno Co.--36°40N-119°45W
USA : California : Sierra
Tulare--36°20N-119°25W
USA :
California : South Fork of Kaweah River, 36°20N-118°45W (TYPUS of Platycerus
opacus FALL).
USA : California : Sequoia National
Park--36°30N-118°30W
USA : California : Brownsville
USA : California : Cedar Creek
USA :
California : Clear Creek (TYPUS of Platycerus opacus FALL).
USA :
California : Blodgett Res., 7-V-1989 (1 male citated by Mizunuma & Nagai
1994).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
MIZUNUMA
T. & NAGAI S. (1994) The Lucanid Beetles of the World. Mushi-Sha's
Iconographic Series of Insects, Ed. H. Fujita, Japan. Vol. I : 337 pp., 156
pls.
Platyceroides pygmaea (VAN DYKE, 1946) [Platycerus] [pygmaeus].
Van Dyke, 1946:88; Benesh, 1960:11; Maes,
1992:15; Poole & Gentili, 1996:297.
Note :
For Poole & Gentili, 1996:297 this is a synonym of Platyceroides agassii
LECONTE.
USA : California [(Mendocino Co. (2 mi. Fort
Bragg--Pygmy Forest*--39°30N-123°45W)].
Platyceroides
thoracica (CASEY, 1895) [Platycerus] [thoracicus].
Casey, 1895:154; Angell, 1917:22; Van Dyke,
1928:111; Benesh, 1946:187, pl.7; Benesh, 1960:11; Maes, 1992:15; Mizunuma
& Nagai, 1994:317, pl. 156; Poole & Gentili, 1996:297.
USA : California* [Santa Cruz
Mts.--37°15N-122°15W].
Platyceroides
viriditincta (BENESH, 1942) [Platycerus] [viriditinctus].
Benesh,
1942:222-223; Benesh, 1946:192, pl.9; McKey-Fender, 1948:44; Didier &
Seguy, 1953:171; Benesh, 1960:11; Hatch, 1971:431; Maes, 1992:15; Poole &
Gentili, 1996:297.
USA :
Oregon (Stayton*--44°45N-122°45W).