Ceratophyus Fischer von Waldheim 1823 (earth-boring dung beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Geotrupidae
Full reference: G. Fischer von Waldheim. 1823. Entomographia Imperii Russici, Tome II 1-264
Parent taxon: Geotrupinae according to H. Aiba and D. Král 2023
Sister taxa: Cretogeotrupini, Geotrupini, Lithogeotrupes, Parageotrupes
Subtaxa: Ceratophyus yatagaii
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shiobara, Shiobara-machi, Tochigi Prefecture (KYFSI collection) (Quaternary of Japan)
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