Aesalini
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Aesalinae
Aesalinae is a subfamily of stag beetles (Lucanidae) established by William Sharp Macleay in 1819, with the type genus Aesalus. The subfamily contains three tribes: Aesalini (seven extant genera including Aesalus), Ceratognathini (four extant genera including Ceratognathus), and Nicagini (monotypic genus Nicagus). The group includes both extant and fossil taxa, with described fossil genera dating from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.