†subfamily Paralucaninae Nikolajev 2000
Insecta - Coleoptera - Lucanidae
Alternative spelling: Paralucanidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 2000. New subfamily of the stag beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) from the Mesozoic of Mongolia, and its position in the system of the superfamily. Paleontological Journal 34(Suppl 3):S327-S330
Parent taxon: Lucanidae according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2022
See also Nikolajev 2000 and Nikolajev 2007
Sister taxa: Aesalinae, Ceruchitinae, Cretolucanus, Dorcasoides, Electraesalopsis, Lampriminae, Litholampriminae, Lucaninae, Paleognathus, Prosinodendron, Protolucaninae, Syndesinae, Syndesus
Subtaxa: Paralucanus
Type: Paralucanus
Distribution: found only at Shar-Teg, outcrop 443/1 (PIN collection 4270) (Jurassic of Mongolia)