Sinolucanus


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, 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

The generic name is a combination of Sino- from Latin Sinae and the genus name Lucanus.