†Parageotrupes incanus 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
Belongs to Parageotrupes according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2026
See also Nikolajev and Ren 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB2009751, an exoskeleton (complete beetle). Its type locality is Near Chaomidian Village, CNU 2009 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Near Chaomidian Village, CNU 2009 collection
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