†Parageotrupes Nikolajev and Ren 2010 (earth-boring dung beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Geotrupidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev and D. Ren. 2010. New genus of the subfamily Geotrupinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Geotrupindae) from the Jehol Biota. Acta Geologica Sinica 84(4):673-675
Parent taxon: Geotrupinae according to G. V. Nikolajev and D. Ren 2010
Sister taxa: Ceratophyus, Cretogeotrupini, Geotrupini, Lithogeotrupes
Subtaxa: Parageotrupes incanus
Type: Parageotrupes incanus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Near Chaomidian Village, CNU 2009 collection (Cretaceous of China)
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