A new fossil Lucanidae subfamily (Coleoptera) from the Mesozoic of China

Litholamprima longimana Nikolajev et Ren, gen. et sp. n. of the family Lucanidae is described from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation. Fossils were collected from Chaomidian Village, Liaoning Province, China. The holotype of the new species is deposited in College of Life Science, Capital Normal...

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Autores principales: G.V. Nikolajev, D. Ren
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:957ffafd81dc4c79b8c703fa8fb0bb142021-12-02T11:01:52ZA new fossil Lucanidae subfamily (Coleoptera) from the Mesozoic of ChinaDOI:10.23885/1814-3326-2015-11-1-15-181814-33261814-3326https://doaj.org/article/957ffafd81dc4c79b8c703fa8fb0bb142015-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.ssc-ras.ru/files/files/Nikolaev_Jen_KEB_11_1.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1814-3326https://doaj.org/toc/1814-3326Litholamprima longimana Nikolajev et Ren, gen. et sp. n. of the family Lucanidae is described from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation. Fossils were collected from Chaomidian Village, Liaoning Province, China. The holotype of the new species is deposited in College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing. A new subfamily is established for this genus. Diagnosis of Litholampriminae subfam. n. Winged. Body elongate, large, about 17  mm (without mandibles). Antennae non-geniculate, with short scapus. Eyes entire, not divided by canthus. Pronotum wider than long. Scutellum triangular, wider than long. Elytra elongate, with faint striae. Procoxae wide separated. Prosternal process broad. Mesosternal process narrow, concealed by procoxae. Sexual dimorphism apparent in mandibles and fore legs. Male protibia is lengthy with flattened spur at apex. G.V. NikolajevD. RenRussian Academy of Science. Southern Scientific Centre. Federal Research CentrearticleColeopteraLucanidaenew subfamilynew genusnew speciesfossilsMesozoicYixian FormationChinaBiology (General)QH301-705.5RUКавказский энтомологический бюллетень, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 15-18 (2015)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language RU
topic Coleoptera
Lucanidae
new subfamily
new genus
new species
fossils
Mesozoic
Yixian Formation
China
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle Coleoptera
Lucanidae
new subfamily
new genus
new species
fossils
Mesozoic
Yixian Formation
China
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
G.V. Nikolajev
D. Ren
A new fossil Lucanidae subfamily (Coleoptera) from the Mesozoic of China
description Litholamprima longimana Nikolajev et Ren, gen. et sp. n. of the family Lucanidae is described from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation. Fossils were collected from Chaomidian Village, Liaoning Province, China. The holotype of the new species is deposited in College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing. A new subfamily is established for this genus. Diagnosis of Litholampriminae subfam. n. Winged. Body elongate, large, about 17  mm (without mandibles). Antennae non-geniculate, with short scapus. Eyes entire, not divided by canthus. Pronotum wider than long. Scutellum triangular, wider than long. Elytra elongate, with faint striae. Procoxae wide separated. Prosternal process broad. Mesosternal process narrow, concealed by procoxae. Sexual dimorphism apparent in mandibles and fore legs. Male protibia is lengthy with flattened spur at apex.
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author G.V. Nikolajev
D. Ren
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D. Ren
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title A new fossil Lucanidae subfamily (Coleoptera) from the Mesozoic of China
title_short A new fossil Lucanidae subfamily (Coleoptera) from the Mesozoic of China
title_full A new fossil Lucanidae subfamily (Coleoptera) from the Mesozoic of China
title_fullStr A new fossil Lucanidae subfamily (Coleoptera) from the Mesozoic of China
title_full_unstemmed A new fossil Lucanidae subfamily (Coleoptera) from the Mesozoic of China
title_sort new fossil lucanidae subfamily (coleoptera) from the mesozoic of china
publisher Russian Academy of Science. Southern Scientific Centre. Federal Research Centre
publishDate 2015
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