Revision of the genus Altitatiayus Weinreich (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae). The South American genus Altitatiayus Weinreich is revised and now includes six species, A. rotundatus (Boileau), A. ruficollis (Lüderwaldt), A. godinhorum (Bomans & Arnaud), A. dulceae (Bomans & Arnaud), A. trifurcatus (Grossi & Racca-Filho) and A. koikei sp. nov. (Minas Gerais, Brazil). All species are described and illustrated. For the first time male and female genitalia are illustrated for five species and observations on the behavior of two species are included.
Flightless species; Itatiaia; Neotropical; paramo-like; Sclerostomini