†tribe Cretomelolonthini Nikolajev 1998 (scarab beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Alternative spelling: Cretomelolonthinae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 1998. Pleurostict lamellicorn beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia. Paleontological Journal 32:513-520
Parent taxon: Melolonthinae according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2024
See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Nikolajev 1998 and Nikolajev 2007
Sister taxa: Diplotaxini, Eophyllocerus, Euchirini, Hopliini, Macrodactylini, Melolonthini, Rhizotrogini
Subtaxa: Cretomelolontha
Type: Cretomelolontha
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence