A new ground beetle (Carabidae, Protorabinae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China
Cretorabus rasnitsyni sp. n., belonging to the extinct subfamily Protorabinae of Carabidae, was described based on a well-preserved specimen from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Yangshuwanzi, Inner Mongolia. The diagnostic characters for Cretorabus are revised, and the key to species of the...
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| description | Cretorabus rasnitsyni sp. n., belonging to the extinct subfamily Protorabinae of Carabidae, was described based on a well-preserved specimen from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Yangshuwanzi, Inner Mongolia. The diagnostic characters for Cretorabus are revised, and the key to species of the genus was presented. The fossil record of Protorabinae was summarized. Sinocarabus Hong, 1982 and Obesofemoria Hong, 1982 cannot be attributed to Protorabinae. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9d104dc83ce419fbd80044a6f061f9e2022-12-21T21:11:30ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702011-09-01130022923710.3897/zookeys.130.13002749A new ground beetle (Carabidae, Protorabinae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, ChinaBo WangHaichun ZhangCretorabus rasnitsyni sp. n., belonging to the extinct subfamily Protorabinae of Carabidae, was described based on a well-preserved specimen from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Yangshuwanzi, Inner Mongolia. The diagnostic characters for Cretorabus are revised, and the key to species of the genus was presented. The fossil record of Protorabinae was summarized. Sinocarabus Hong, 1982 and Obesofemoria Hong, 1982 cannot be attributed to Protorabinae.http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2749ProtorabinaeColeopteraLower CretaceousInner MongoliaChina |
| spellingShingle | Bo Wang Haichun Zhang A new ground beetle (Carabidae, Protorabinae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China ZooKeys Protorabinae Coleoptera Lower Cretaceous Inner Mongolia China |
| title | A new ground beetle (Carabidae, Protorabinae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China |
| title_full | A new ground beetle (Carabidae, Protorabinae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China |
| title_fullStr | A new ground beetle (Carabidae, Protorabinae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new ground beetle (Carabidae, Protorabinae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China |
| title_short | A new ground beetle (Carabidae, Protorabinae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China |
| title_sort | new ground beetle carabidae protorabinae from the lower cretaceous of inner mongolia china |
| topic | Protorabinae Coleoptera Lower Cretaceous Inner Mongolia China |
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