Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: A. Solodovnikov and Y. L. Yue. 2010. Taxonomic names, in Megolisthaerus chinensis gen. et sp.n. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae incertae sedis ): an enigmatic rove beetle lineage from the Early Cretaceous. Insect Systematics & Evolution 41:317-327
Parent taxon: Staphylininae according to D. Żyła and A. Solodovnikov 2020
See also Cai and Huang 2013 and Solodovnikov and Yue 2010
Sister taxa: Arrowinini, Cretoprosopus, Diochini, Othiini, Paleothius, Platyprosopini, Staphylinini, Thayeralinini, Xantholinini
Subtaxa: Megolisthaerus chinensis Megolisthaerus minor
Type: Megolisthaerus chinensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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