†subfamily Prototroginae Nikolajev 2000 (scarab beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 2000. A new subfamily of lamellicorn beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia and Mongolia, and its position within the superfamily. Paleontological Journal 34:426-428
Parent taxon: Scarabaeidae according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2024
See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Cai et al. 2022, Nikolajev 2000 and Nikolajev 2007
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Prototrox
Type: Prototrox
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence