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 L. H. Herman 2001
See also Tikhomirova 1968
Sister taxa: Mesotachinus major, Mesotachinus medius
Type specimen: PIN 2066/2553, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2066), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2066)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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