Rhopalomma

Rhopalomma; Temporal range: Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Ommatidae
Genus:	† Rhopalomma ; Ashman et al., 2015
Species:	†R. stefaniae
Binomial name
	†Rhopalomma stefaniae; Ashman et al., 2015

Last updated May 28, 2025

Rhopalomma is an extinct genus of ommatid beetle. It is known from a single species, Rhopalomma stefaniae described from the Upper Jurassic (Tithonian) Talbragar fossil locality in New South Wales, Australia.^[1]

References

↑ Ashman, Lauren G.; Oberprieler, Rolf G.; Ślipiński, Adam (2015-06-26). "Rhopalomma stefaniae gen. et sp. n., the first ommatid beetle from the Upper Jurassic in Australia (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Ommatidae)" . Zootaxa. 3980 (1): 136–142. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3980.1.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26249943.

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[1] Ashman, Lauren G.; Oberprieler, Rolf G.; Ślipiński, Adam (2015-06-26). "Rhopalomma stefaniae gen. et sp. n., the first ommatid beetle from the Upper Jurassic in Australia (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Ommatidae)" . Zootaxa. 3980 (1): 136–142. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3980.1.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26249943.

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