NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dorcus arfakianus (Lansberge, 1880)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dorcus arfakianus (Lansberge, 1880)
- Name authority
- (Lansberge, 1880)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Lucanidae
- Genus
- Dorcus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyStaphyliniformia
- superfamilyScarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyLucanidae Latreille, 1804
- subfamilyLucaninae Latreille, 1804
- tribeDorcini (Parry, 1864)
- genusDorcus Macleay, 1819
- speciesDorcus arfakianus (Lansberge, 1880)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dorcus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dorcus blanchardi Hope, 1842 | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus chayuensis Huang & Chen, 2017 | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus detanii Mizunuma, 1994 | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus donckieri (Boileau, 1898) | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus fuscescens Didier, 1931 | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus gongshanus Huang & Chen, 2013 | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus haitschunus (Didier & Séguy, 1952) | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus hansi Schenk, 2008 | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus hirticornis (Jakovlev, 1896) | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus hopei (Saunders, 1854) | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus intermedius (Gestro, 1881) | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorcus menba Huang & Chen, 2013 | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eurytrachelus arfakianus Lansberge, 1880 Lansberge, 1880 | synonym |
| Eurytrachelus coranus Gestro, 1881 Gestro, 1881 | synonym |
| Eurytrachelus pectinicornis Möllenkamp, 1909 Möllenkamp, 1909 | synonym |
| Eurytrachelus arfakianus minor Lansberge, 1880 Lansberge, 1880 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lansberge, G.W. van. (1880). Description de quelques Coléoptères de la Malaisie et de la Papouasie. Annales de La Société Entomologique de Belgique 23:118-139 (CXVIII-CXXXIX). Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37CR7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.