Stegocoleus

Stegocoleus is an extinct genus of ommatid beetle. Its distinctive morphology includes a distinctive flat rim on the outer edge of the elytra similar to those of Burmocoleus and Jarzembowskiops, but is distinguished from those genera by a distinctive prothorax.^[1] It is known from 3 species found in Cenomanian aged Burmese amber.^[2][3]

Stegocoleus Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Ommatidae
Genus:	†Stegocoleus Jarzembowski and Wang, 2016
Species
†Stegocoleus arkonus Tihelka et al., 2019 †Stegocoleus caii Jarzembowski and Wang, 2016 †Stegocoleus lawrencei Tihelka et al., 2019