†Mahengea mckayi Strümpher et al. 2023 (scarab beetle)
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Full reference: W. P. Strümpher, C. H. Scholtz, and T. Schlüter. 2023. An Eocene fossil scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from Tanzania. South African Journal of Science 119(14681)
Belongs to Mahengea according to W. P. Strümpher et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: TMSA 811, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Mahenga (SSPP collection), which is in a Lutetian crater lake siltstone in Tanzania.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mahenga (SSPP collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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