†Abscondus similis Tikhomirova 1968 (rove beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: A. L. Tikhomirova. 1968. Zhuki-Stafilinidy Yury Karatau (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) [Jurassic Staphylinid beetles from Karatau (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)]. Yurskoy Nasekomiye Karatau [Jurassic Insects of Karatau] 139-154
Belongs to Abscondus according to A. L. Tikhomirova 1968
Sister taxon: Abscondus regularis
Type specimen: PIN 2066/2895, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2066), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakstan.
Ecology:
Average measurements (in mm): body 5.50 x 1.20