Tshekardocoleidae

Tshekardocoleidae is an extinct family of beetles, known from the Permian. They represent amongst the oldest beetles. Like other primitive beetles, they are thought to have been xylophagous. They first appeared during the Cisuralian, before becoming extinct at the beginning of the Guadalupian. A claimed Jurassic record is doubtful. The oldest known beetle, Coleopsis, was originally assigned to this family, but is now assigned to its own family Coleopsidae.

Tshekardocoleidae
Temporal range:
Fossil and life restoration of Moravocoleus permianus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Protocoleoptera
Family: Tshekardocoleidae
Rohdendorf, 1944
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Uralocoleidae G. Zalessky, 1947
  • Moravocoleidae Kukalová-Peck & Beutel, 2012
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