文中记述内蒙古赤峰地区中生代锹甲化石2新属4新种。道虎沟中侏罗统的Juraesalus atavusgen.et sp.nov.是最古老的金龟总科化石。其余3种,Sinaesalus longipesgen.et sp.nov.,S.curvipesgen.et sp.nov.和S.tenuipesgen.et sp.nov.,皆产自杨树湾子地区下白垩统义县组。这是锹甲化石在中国的首次报道,也是斑锹亚科的最古老记录。
Two new genera and four new species of Aesalini(Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae: Aesalinae) are described from the Mesozoic of Chifeng,Inner Mongolia.Juraesalus atavus gen.et sp.nov.from the Middle Jurassic of Daohugou is amongst the oldest records of Scarabaeoidea.Sinaesalus longipes gen.et sp.nov.,S.curvipes gen.et sp.nov.and S.tenuipes gen.et sp.nov.are from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Yangshuwanzi.These discoveries represent not only the first fossil Lucanidae from China,but also the oldest record of subfamily Aesalinae.