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Platyceroidini
Platyceroidini is a tribe of stag beetles (Lucanidae) established by Paulsen & Hawks in 2008. It belongs to the subfamily Lucaninae, the largest subfamily within the stag beetle family. The tribe was erected to accommodate certain genera previously placed elsewhere within Lucaninae, reflecting phylogenetic revisions based on morphological and molecular data. As a relatively recently defined taxon, its circumscription and constituent genera reflect modern systematic approaches to lucanid classification.