Palaeodytes Explained

Palaeodytes is an extinct genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species:^{[1] [2]}

• Palaeodytes baissiensis Prokin, Petrov, Wang & Ponomarenko, 2013 Zaza Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• Palaeodytes gutta Ponomarenko, 1987 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)
• Palaeodytes sibiricus Ponomarenko, 1987 Zaza Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

The species "Palaeodytes" incompletus Ponomarenko, Coram & Jarzembowski, 2005 – described from Durlston Formation, United Kingdom, Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) – does not belong in Palaeodytes, but to an undescribed genus.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Ponomarenko. A.G.. Coram. R.A.. Jarzembowski. E.A.. 2005. New beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Berriasian Purbeck Limestone Group, Dorset, UK. Cretaceous Research. 26. 2. 277–281. 10.1016/j.cretres.2004.12.002. 2005CrRes..26..277P .
2. Prokin. A.A.. Petrov. P.N.. Wang. B.. Ponomarenko. A.G.. 2013. New fossil taxa and notes on the Mesozoic evolution of Liadytidae and Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Zootaxa. 3666. 2. 137–159. 10.11646/zootaxa.3666.2.2.