Systenocerus Weise 1883: 93. (synonym)
Systenus Sharp & Muir 1912: 573. (synonym)

Distribution: Nearctic: United States, Canada. Palearctic: Europe to Japan.

Revision or Synopsis:

Benesh, B. 1946. A systematic revision of the Holarctic genus Platycerus Geoffroy (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 63: 139-203.

Composition: 27 species (4 in New World).

Taxonomy:

Keys to Species:

(Nearctic) Benesh, B. 1946. A systematic revision of the Holarctic genus Platycerus Geoffroy (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 63: 139-203.

Species profiles: (click on species names)

P. depressus LeConte P. marginalis Casey P. oregonensis Westwood P. virescens (Fabricius)