Jurodidae is a family of
beetles
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describe ...
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 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. However, other authors have considered them to mix characteristics of Archostemata, as well as
Polyphaga and
Adephaga.
Subdivision
* ''
Jurodes''
Ponomarenko 1985
**''Jurodes ignoramus''
Ponomarenko, 1985 Ichetuy Formation, Russia, Late Jurassic (
Oxfordian)
** ''Jurodes minor''
Ponomarenko, 1990 Glushkovo Formation Glushkovo (russian: Глушково) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
* Glushkovo, Glushkovsky District, Kursk Oblast, a work settlement in Glushkovsky District of Kursk Oblast
;Rural localities
* Glush ...
, Russia, Late Jurassic (
Tithonian)
** ''Jurodes daohugouensis''
Dahougou, China, Middle Jurassic (
Callovian)
** ''Jurodes pygmaeus'' Dahougou, China, Callovian
**''Jurodes shartegiensis''
Yan 2014,
Shar Teeg, Mongolia, Tithonian
* ''
Sikhotealinia''
**''Sikhotealinia zhiltzovae''
Lafer, 1996
References
Further reading
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Illustration
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Archostemata
Beetle families