†tribe Protoclavigerini Parker and Grimaldi 2014 (rove beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: J. Parker and D. A. Grimaldi. 2014. Specialized myrmecophily at the ecological dawn of modern ants. Current Biology 24:2428-2434
Parent taxon: Clavigeritae according to J. Parker and D. A. Grimaldi 2014
Sister taxa: Clavigerini, Tiracerini
Subtaxa: Protoclaviger
Type: Protoclaviger
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Cambay amber, Tadkeshwar lignite mine (AMNH/BSIPL collection) (Eocene of India)