Insecta - Coleoptera - Glaphyridae
Parent taxon: Scarabaeoidea according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2026
See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Cai et al. 2022, 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 Glaphyrinae
Type: Glaphyrus
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