Umenocoleidae

Umenocoleidae
Temporal range: Berriasian–Turonian[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Superfamily: †Umenocoleoidea
Family: †Umenocoleidae
Chen and Tan 1973
Genera

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Umenocoleidae is an extinct family of dictyopteran insects known from the Cretaceous. They are considered to be closely related to the Alienopteridae.[2] They were originally considered to be beetles[3] due to their beetle-like morphology, with sclerotised elytra-like forewings. This was probably an adaptation for living under bark and in other tight spaces.[2][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Archaeospinapteryx was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Liuo, C.-H.; Beutel, R. G.; Thomson, U. R; Zheng, D.-R.; Li, J.-H.; Zhao, X.-Y.; Zhang, H.-C.; Wang, B. (2021). "Beetle or roach: systematic position of the enigmatic Umenocoleidae based on new material from Zhonggou Formation in Jiuquan, Northwest China, and a morphocladistic analysis". Palaeoworld. 31: 121–130. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2021.01.003. S2CID 234208413.
  3. ^ Chen, S.; Tan, C. C. (1973). "A new family of Coleoptera from the Lower Cretaceous of Kansu". Acta Entomologica Sinica. 16 (2): 169–179.
  4. ^ Luo, Cihang; Beutel, Rolf G.; Engel, Michael S.; Liang, Kun; Li, Liqin; Li, Jiahao; Xu, Chunpeng; Vršanský, Peter; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Wang, Bo (February 2022). "Life history and evolution of the enigmatic Cretaceous–Eocene Alienopteridae: A critical review". Earth-Science Reviews. 225: 103914. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103914. S2CID 245601183.