Sinolucanus
| Sinolucanus | |
|---|---|
| Sinolucanus cryptonychus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Subfamily: | Lucaninae |
| Genus: | Wang & He, 2025 |
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Sinolucanus is a genus of beetles of the family Lucanidae.
Taxonomy
The genus Xizangia was established by Zhang in 1988 for Xizangia cryptonychus. The generic name Xizangia, however, is a junior homonym of Xizangia (Loftusiida: Orbitolinidae), described by Zhang in 1982. The new replacement name Sinolucanus was established in 2025. When originally described, the genus was placed in the family Trogidae. It was later identified as a member of Lucanidae and synonymized with Penichorlucanus, until it was revalidated.
Species
- Sinolucanus cryptonychus (Zhang, 1988)
- Sinolucanus qiuae (Huang & Chen, 2022)
Etymology
The generic name is a combination of Sino- from Latin Sinae (meaning China) and the genus name Lucanus.[1]