Jurodes

Jurodes Temporal range: Callovian–Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of J.daohugouensis, paratype
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Archostemata
Family:	Jurodidae
Genus:	† Jurodes Ponomarenko, 1985

Jurodes is an extinct genus of archostematan beetles from the Jurassic period of Asia. ^[1] Five species have been described. Along with the extant Sikhotealinia , it is one of the two known genera belonging to the family Jurodidae.

Species

• †Jurodes ignoramusPonomarenko, 1985 Ichetuy Formation, Buryatia, Russia, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)
• †Jurodes minorPonomarenko, 1990 Glushkovo Formation, Zabaykalsky, Russia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
• †Jurodes daohugouensisYan, Wang, Ponomarenko & Zhang, 2014 Dahougou, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
• †Jurodes pygmaeusYan, Wang, Ponomarenko & Zhang, 2014 Dahougou, China, Callovian
• †Jurodes shartegiensisYan 2014, Shar Teeg, Mongolia, Tithonian

References

1. Yan, Evgeny V.; Wang, Bo; Ponomarenko, Alexander G.; Zhang, Haichun (2014). "The most mysterious beetles: Jurassic Jurodidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from China" (PDF). Gondwana Research. 25 (1): 214–225. Bibcode:2014GondR..25..214Y. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2013.04.002.