Protachinus Cai et al. 2013 (rove beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Full reference: C. Y. Cai, E. V. Yan, R. Beattie, B. Wang, and D. Y. Huang. 2013. First rove beetles from the Jurassic Talbragar Fish Bed of Australia (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Journal of Paleontology 87:650-656

Parent taxon: Tachinusini according to S. Yamamoto 2021

See also Cai et al. 2013 and Chatzimanolis 2018

Sister taxa: Hesterniasca, Mesotachinus, Nitidotachinus, Tachinus

Subtaxa: Protachinus minor

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Type: Protachinus minor

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Talbragar Fossil Fish Bed (AM collection) (Jurassic of Australia)

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