Insecta - Coleoptera - Phoroschizidae
Full reference: J. J. Tan, D. Ren, and C. K. Shih. 2007. New beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Archostemata) from the late Mesozoic of north China. Annales Zoologici 57:231-247
Parent taxon: Schizophoridae according to J. J. Tan et al. 2013
See also Tan et al. 2007 and Tan and Ren 2009
Sister taxa: Phoroschizus, Schizophoroides, Triassocoleus, Hadeocoleus, Homocatabrycus, Sodovia, Parathnesidius, Sinoschizala, Salebrocoleus, Dikerocoleus, Catabrycus, Tersoides, Abrohadeocoleodes, Hadeocoleodes, Xyphosternum, Pesus, Praesagus, Lethocoleus, Camaricopterus, Thnesidius, Salebroferus, Tersus, Malmelater, Schizophorinus
Subtaxa: Menopraesagus explanatus Menopraesagus grammicus Menopraesagus oryziformis Menopraesagus oxycerus
Type: Menopraesagus explanatus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences
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