Metacatharsius Paulian 1939 (scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Parent taxon: Scarabaeinae according to S. Tarasov and D. Dimitrov 2016
See also Krell 2000, Paulian 1976 and Tarasov et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Anachalcos, Ateuchini, Canthochilum, Coprini, Deltochilini, Gymnopleurini, Heliocopris, Oniticellini, Onitini, Onthophagini, Onthophagus spitsbergeniensis, Phanaeini, Scarabaeini
Subtaxa: Metacatharsius rusingae
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rusinga Island R107 (Miocene of Kenya)
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