A new ground beetle (Carabidae, Protorabinae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China |
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| Authors: | Wang Bo Zhang Haichun |
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| Institution: | State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 39 East Beijing Rd., Nanjing 210008, China. |
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| Abstract: | Cretorabus rasnitsynisp. 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 forCretorabus 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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| Keywords: | Protorabinae Coleoptera Lower Cretaceous Inner Mongolia China |
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