Insecta - Coleoptera - Lucanidae

Alternative spelling: Paralucanidae

Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 2000. New subfamily of the stag beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) from the Mesozoic of Mongolia, and its position in the system of the superfamily. Paleontological Journal 34(Suppl 3):S327-S330

Parent taxon: Lucanidae according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2026

See also Cai et al. 2022, Nikolajev 2000 and Nikolajev 2007

Sister taxa: Aesalinae, Ceruchitinae, Cretolucanus, Lampriminae, Litholampriminae, Lucaninae, Protolucaninae, Syndesinae

Subtaxa: Paralucanus

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Type: Paralucanus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Shar-Teg, outcrop 443/1 (PIN collection 4270) (Jurassic of Mongolia)

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