Jurodidae
Jurodidae Temporal range:
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Fossil of Jurodes | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Archostemata |
Family: | Jurodidae Ponomarenko, 1985 |
Genera | |
Synonyms | |
Sikhotealiniidae |
Jurodidae is a family of beetles that was originally described for the extinct genus Jurodes, known from the Middle-Late Jurassic of Asia. In 1996, a living species, Sikhotealinia zhiltzovae was discovered in the Sikhote-Alin mountains in southeastern Siberia, and assigned to this family. Their placement is uncertain, but are usually considered archostematans. In one study, Sikhotealinia and Jurodes were considered a sister group to all other archostematan beetles.[1] However, other authors have considered their placement within beetles as a whole uncertain, due to their mix characteristics of typical Archostemata, as well as Polyphaga and Adephaga.[2]
Subdivision
- †Jurodes Ponomarenko 1985
- †Jurodes ignoramus Ponomarenko, 1985 Ichetuy Formation, Buryatia, Russia, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)
- †Jurodes minor Ponomarenko, 1990 Glushkovo Formation, Zabaykalsky, Russia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
- †Jurodes daohugouensis Yan, Wang, Ponomarenko & Zhang, 2014 Dahougou, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
- †Jurodes pygmaeus Yan, Wang, Ponomarenko & Zhang, 2014 Dahougou, China, Callovian
- †Jurodes shartegiensis Yan 2014, Shar Teeg, Mongolia, Tithonian
- Sikhotealinia Lafer, 1996
- Sikhotealinia zhiltzovae Lafer, 1996
References
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- S2CID 202852115.
Further reading
- Leschen, R.A.B.; Beutel, R.G. (2004). "Ocellar atavism in Coleoptera: plesiomorphy or apomorphy?" (PDF). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 42 (1): 63–69. S2CID 56327166. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2019-03-02.
External links
- Data related to Jurodidae at Wikispecies
- Illustration