†Leptosorus zherikhini Nikolajev 2006 (scavenger scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Hybosoridae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 2006. A new genus in Hybosorinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia. Euroasian Entomological Journal 5:12-13
Belongs to Leptosorus according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2026
See also Lu et al. 2018, Nikolajev 2006 and Nikolajev 2007
Sister taxon: Leptosorus fortus
Type specimen: PIN 4210/5461, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 4210, layer 15), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 4210, layer 15)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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