Dorcus peyronis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
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 peyronis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
- Name authority
- Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
- 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 peyronis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
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 arfakianus (Lansberge, 1880) | LucanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
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.
- Reiche, L., & Saulcy, F. (1856). Espèces nouvelles ou peu connues de Coléoptères receuillis par M.F.de Saulcy, membre de l’Institut, dans son voyage en Orient et décrites par MM. L.Reiche et Félicien de Saulcy (suite). Annales de La Société Entomologique de France, Paris 3(4):353-422. http://www.archive.org/stream/annalesdelasoci341856soci#page/353/mode/1up 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:37CW7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.