Paleothius gracilis Solodovnikov and Yue 2013 (rove beetle)

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

Belongs to Paleothius according to A. Solodovnikov and Y. L. Yue 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB2008172, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2008 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2008 collection

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