Umenocoleidae
Extinct family of cockroaches / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Umenocoleidae is an extinct family of dictyopteran insects known from the Cretaceous. They are considered to be closely related to the Alienopteridae.[1] They were originally considered to be beetles[2] 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.[1][3]
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Umenocoleidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Superfamily: | †Umenocoleoidea |
Family: | †Umenocoleidae Chen and Tan 1973 |
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