Jurodidae

Jurodidae Temporal range: Middle Jurassic-Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Jurodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Archostemata
Family:	Jurodidae Ponomarenko, 1985
Genera
† Jurodes Sikhotealinia
Synonyms
Sikhotealiniidae Lafer, 1996

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] [3]}

Subdivision

• † Jurodes Ponomarenko 1985
  • †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
• Sikhotealinia Lafer, 1996
  • Sikhotealinia zhiltzovaeLafer, 1996

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.
2. Li, Yan-Da; Liu, Zhen-Hua; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Yin, Zi-Wei; Huang, Di-Ying; Cai, Chen-Yang (October 2019). "Early evolution of Cupedidae revealed by a mid-Cretaceous reticulated beetle from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Archostemata)" . Systematic Entomology. 44 (4): 777–786. Bibcode:2019SysEn..44..777L. doi:10.1111/syen.12355. ISSN   0307-6970. S2CID   202852115.
3. 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. doi:10.1046/j.0947-5745.2003.00241.x. S2CID   56327166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-02.

External links

• Data related to Jurodidae at Wikispecies
• Illustration