Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: A. L. Tikhomirova. 1968. Zhuki-Stafilinidy Yury Karatau (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) [Jurassic Staphylinid beetles from Karatau (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)]. Yurskoy Nasekomiye Karatau [Jurassic Insects of Karatau] 139-154
Belongs to Mesotachinus according to S. Yamamoto 2021
See also Herman 2001 and Tikhomirova 1968
Sister taxa: Mesotachinus medius, Mesotachinus minor
Type specimen: PIN 2384/417, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2384), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Kazakhstan (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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