Ochodaeidae

Ren, Dong, 2010, The oldest fossil Ochodaeidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the Middle Jurassic of China, Zootaxa 2553, pp. 65-68 : 67

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.196844
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6208286
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scientific name	Ochodaeidae
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Key to the known Mesozoic species of Ochodaeidae View in CoL

1. Body small (about 6 mm) ............................................................................................................................................ 2

- Body large (10–12 mm) ................................................................................................................................................ 3

2. Elytron with striae well defined ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3 – 5 ) ................................................................... Cretochodaeus striatus View in CoL Nikolajev

- Elytron without obvious striae ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 3 – 5 ) ................................................................... Lithochodaeus cretaceus View in CoL Nikolajev

3. Mesotibiae without transverse carinae along outer edge ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3 – 5 ) ....................... Cretochodaeus mongolicus View in CoL Nikolajev

- Mesotibiae with transverse carinae along outer edge ( Fig. 1–2 View FIGURE 1 ) ..................... Mesochodaeus daohugouensis View in CoL sp. nov.