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. 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 their placement within beetles as a whole uncertain, due to their mix characteristics of typical Archostemata, as well as Polyphaga and Adephaga.

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