Ceratophyus Fischer von Waldheim 1823 (earth-boring dung beetle)

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

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Shiobara, Shiobara-machi, Tochigi Prefecture (KYFSI collection) (Quaternary of Japan)

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