Mammalia - Theriiformes - Zhelestidae

Synonym: Kumsuperus avus Nessov 1984

Belongs to Parazhelestes according to J. D. Archibald and A. Averianov 2012

Sister taxon: Parazhelestes mynbulakensis

Type specimens:

• Parazhelestes robustus: CCMGE 70/12455, a maxilla (left maxilla with two-rooted P4, three-rooted P5, worn M1-M3). Its type locality is CBI-14, Dzharakuduk, which is in a Coniacian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.
• Kumsuperus avus: CCMGE 12/11758, a mandible (left dentary fragment with m1-3). Its type locality is CBI-4b, Dzharakuduk, which is in a Coniacian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore