Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: A. Solodovnikov and Y. L. Yue. 2013. Taxonomic names, in Extinct and extant rove beetles meet in the matrix: Early Cretaceous fossils shed light on the evolution of a hyperdiverse insect lineage (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae). Cladistics
Parent taxon: Staphylininae according to S. Mnguni et al. 2024
See also Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Sister taxa: Arrowinini, Chiquiticus, Cretoprosopus, Diochini, Megolisthaerus, Othiini, Platyprosopini, Staphylinini, Thayeralinini, Xantholinini
Subtaxa: Paleothius gracilis Paleothius mckayi
Type: Paleothius gracilis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Botswana (1 collection), China (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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