Insecta - Coleoptera - Lucanidae

Full reference: Z. H. Qi, E. Tihelka, C. Y. Cai, H. T. Song, and H. M. Ai. 2022. Prolucanus beipiaoensis gen. et sp. nov.: the first fossil species of Lucaninae (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from the Early Cretaceous of northeastern China. Insects 13(272)

Parent taxon: Lucaninae according to Z. H. Qi et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Anisoodontus, Chiasognathini, Lucanini, Lucanus fossilis, Miocenidorcus, Platycerini, Platycerus sepultus

Subtaxa: Prolucanus beipiaoensis

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Type: Prolucanus beipiaoensis

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection (Cretaceous of China)

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