Jurodidae

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.^[1] Their placement is uncertain, but are usually considered archostematans.^[2] In one study, Sikhotealinia and Jurodes were considered a sister group to all other archostematan beetles.^[3] 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.^[4]

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

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