Insecta - Coleoptera - Geotrupidae
Synonym: Obitiscarabaeus Hong 1984
Full reference: P. A. Latreille. 1796. Précis des Caractères Génériques des Insectes Disposés dans un Ordre Naturel 1-201
Parent taxon: Geotrupini according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2026
See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Hong 1984, Krell 2000, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802, Meunier 1921, Statz 1952 and Zhang 1989
Sister taxa: Ceratophyus, Parageotrupes
Subtaxa: Geotrupes atavus Geotrupes germari Geotrupes jiaoyanshanense Geotrupes messelensis Geotrupes rottensis Geotrupes vetustus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (4 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
• Miocene of China (1), Germany (1), Greece (1)
• Oligocene of France (2), Germany (2)
• Eocene of Germany (1)
Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences
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