†Cretohelophorus Ponomarenko 1987 (water scavenger beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1987. New Mesozoic Water Beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) From Asia. Paleontological Journal 21(2):79-92
Parent taxon: Hydrophilidae according to D. Ren 1995
Sister taxa: Anacaena, Berosini, Cercyon, Creniphilites, Cretosperchus, Enochrus, Epimetopinae, Georissinae, Helochares, Helophorinae, Horelophinae, Hydrochinae, Hydrochus, Hydrophilinae, Hydrous, Laccobiini, Laccobius, Leptobrochus, Litobrochus, Mesobrochus, Mesydra, Ochthebius, Paladicella, Paraspercheus, Penitus, Philhydrus, Philydrus, Prospercheus, Spercheinae, Sphaeridiinae, Tropisternus, Escheria protogaeae
Subtaxa: Cretohelophorus cupedoides, Cretohelophorus yanensis
Type: Cretohelophorus cupedoides
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