Brochocoleus Explained
Brochocoleus is an extinct genus of beetles in the family Ommatidae, known from the Early Jurassic to the Early Late Cretaceous.[1] 10 species are currently recognised, with many species being reassigned to other genera by Kirejtshuk's major systematic revision in 2020.[2]
- †Brochocoleus alatus Ponomarenko, 1994 Ulan-Argalant Formation, Mongolia, Barremian
- †Brochocoleus cossiphus Ponomarenko, 1994 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
- †Brochocoleus keenani Jarzembowski et al., 2013 Weald Clay, United Kingdom, Barremian
- †Brochocoleus maculatus (Whalley, 1985) Charmouth Mudstone Formation, United Kingdom, Sinemurian
- †Brochocoleus maximus Jarzembowski et al., 2013 Purbeck Group, United Kingdom, Berriasian
- †Brochocoleus planus Ponomarenko, 1994 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
- †Brochocoleus punctatus Hong, 1982 (type species) Chijinbao Formation, China, Aptian
- †Brochocoleus rostratus Ponomarenko, 1999 Kzyl-Zhar, Kazakhstan, Turonian
- †Brochocoleus tobini Jarzembowski et al., 2013 Weald Clay, United Kingdom, Hauterivian
- †Brochocoleus sacheonensis Lee et al., 2023 Jinju Formation, South Korea, Albian[3]
Formerly assigned species
- †Brochocoleus angustus Tan, Ren, & Shih, 2007 Moved to Pareuryomma
- †Brochocoleus aphaleratus (Ponomarenko, 1969) Moved to Allophalerus
- †Brochocoleus applanatus Tan & Ren, 2009 Moved to Diluticupes
- †Brochocoleus caseyi Jarzembowski, Wang, & Zheng, 2016 Moved to Jarzembowskiops
- †Brochocoleus crowsonae Jarzembowski, Yan, Wang, & Zhang, 2013 Moved to Diluticupes
- †Brochocoleus impressus (Ren, 1995) Moved to Diluticupes
- †Brochocoleus indibili Soriano & Delclòs, 2006 Considered indeterminate by Kirejtshuk, 2020
- †Brochocoleus magnus Tan & Ren, 2009 Moved to Diluticupes
- †Brochocoleus minor Ponomarenko, 2000 Moved to Diluticupes
- †Brochocoleus sulcatus Tan, Ren, & Shih, 2007 Moved to Odontomma
- †Brochocoleus validus Tan & Ren, 2009 Moved to Diluticupes
- †Brochocoleus yangshuwanziensis Jarzembowski, Yan, Wang, & Zhang, 2013 Moved to Diluticupes
- †Brochocoleus zhiyuani Liu, Tan, Jarzembowski, Wang, Ren, & Pang, 2017 Moved to Burmocoleus
Notes and References
- Liu. Zhenhua. Tan. Jingjing. Ślipiński. Adam. Jarzembowski. Edmund A.. Wang. Bo. Ren. Dong. Pang. Hong. Brochocoleus Zhiyuani, a New Species of Brochocolein Beetle (Coleoptera: Ommatidae) from the Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar. Annales Zoologici. 67. 1. 2017. 79–85. 0003-4541. 10.3161/00034541ANZ2017.67.1.009. 90264728 .
- Kirejtshuk. Alexander G.. 2020-02-17. Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea. Geosciences. 10. 2. 73. 10.3390/geosciences10020073. 2020Geosc..10...73K . 2076-3263. free.
- Lee, S.B.. Nam, G.S.. Park, J.K.. Lee, B.H.. Li, Y.-D.. 2023. Cretaceous beetles of the Jinju Formation (Coleoptera): Archostemata. Palaeoentomology. 6. 5. 496–506. 10.11646/PALAEOENTOMOLOGY.6.5.8. 264597717 . free.
