Insecta - Coleoptera - Glaphyridae
Parent taxon: Scarabaeoidea according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2022
See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Crowson 1981, Krell 2000, Lawrence and Newton 1995 and Nikolajev 2007
Sister taxa: Aliscarabaeus, Alloioscarabaeidae, Ateuchites, Belohinidae, Bolboceratidae, Ceafornotensis, Copris subterraneus, Crassiungula, Cretaclopus, Cretonitis, Diphyllostomatidae, Geotrupidae, Geotrupoides, Glaresidae, Gymnopleurus deperditus, Holcorobeini, Holcorobeus, Hongscarabaeus, Hybosoridae, Hybosorites, Juraclopus, Lucanidae, Mahengea, Mesaclopus, Mesoscarabaeus, Mongolrobeus, Ochodaeidae, Onthophagus urusheeri, Opiselleipon, Passalidae, Passalopalpidae, Pleocomidae, Prionocephale, Prophaenognatha, Scarabaeidae, Scelocopris, Septiventeridae, Trogidae
Subtaxa: Amphicominae Cretoglaphyrinae Cretohypna Glaphyrinae Lichnanthe Lithohypna Mesohypna Paraglaphyrus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)
• Cretaceous of China (4), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 9 collections including 26 occurrences