†Mesoceratocanthus Nikolajev et al. 2010 (scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Passalopalpidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev, B. Wang, Y. Liu and H. C. Zhang. 2010. First record of Mesozoic Ceratocanthinae (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae). Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 49:443-447
Parent taxon: Passalopalpidae according to Y. D. Li et al. 2022
See also Lu et al. 2018 and Nikolajev et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Passalopalpus
Subtaxa: Mesoceratocanthus tuberculifrons
Type: Mesoceratocanthus tuberculifrons
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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