†Protonicagus Cai et al. 2017 (stag beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Lucanidae
Full reference: C. Y. Cai, Z. W. Yin, Y. Liu and D. Y. Huang. 2017. Protonicagus tani gen. et sp. nov., the first stag beetles from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalinae: Nicagini). Cretaceous Research 78:109-112
Parent taxon: Nicagini according to S. Yamamoto 2026
See also Allsopp and Schoolmeesters 2026, Cai et al. 2017 and Yamamoto 2023
Sister taxon: Kachinolucanus
Subtaxa: Protonicagus mandibularis Protonicagus tani
Type: Protonicagus tani
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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