''Brochocoleus'' is an extinct genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s in the family

Ommatidae The Ommatidae are a family of beetles in the suborder Archostemata. The Ommatidae are considered the extant beetle family that has most ancestral characteristics. There are only seven extant species, confined to Australia and South America. How ...

, known from the

Early Jurassic The Early Jurassic Epoch (geology), Epoch (in chronostratigraphy corresponding to the Lower Jurassic series (stratigraphy), Series) is the earliest of three epochs of the Jurassic Period. The Early Jurassic starts immediately after the Triassic-J ...

to the Early

Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous Series. The Cretaceous is named after ''creta'', the ...

. 9 species are currently recognised, with many species being reassigned to other genera by Kirejtshuk's major systematic revision in 2020. * †'' Brochocoleus alatus'' Ponomarenko, 1994 Ulan-Argalant Formation, Mongolia,

Barremian The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale (or a chronostratigraphic stage) between 129.4 ± 1.5 Ma (million years ago) and 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma). It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous Epoch (or Lower Cretaceous Series). It is preceded ...

* †'' Brochocoleus cossiphus'' Ponomarenko, 1994 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia,

Aptian The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ago), a ...

* †'' Brochocoleus keenani'' Jarzembowski, Yan, Wang & Zhang, 2013

Weald Clay Weald Clay or the Weald Clay Formation is a Lower Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit underlying areas of South East England, between the North and South Downs, in an area called the Weald Basin. It is the uppermost unit of the Wealden Group of ro ...

, United Kingdom, Barremian * †'' Brochocoleus maculatus'' (Whalley 1985)

Charmouth Mudstone Formation The Charmouth Mudstone Formation is a geological formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the early part of the Jurassic period (Sinemurian–Pliensbachian). It forms part of the lower Lias Group. It is most prominently exposed at ...

, United Kingdom,

Sinemurian In the geologic timescale, the Sinemurian is an age and stage in the Early or Lower Jurassic Epoch or Series. It spans the time between 199.3 ± 2 Ma and 190.8 ± 1.5 Ma (million years ago). The Sinemurian is preceded by the Hettangian and is ...

* †'' Brochocoleus maximus'' Jarzembowski, Yan, Wang & Zhang, 2013

Purbeck Group The Purbeck Group is an Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in south-east England. The name is derived from the district known as the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset where the strata are exposed in the ...

, United Kingdom,

Berriasian In the geological timescale, the Berriasian is an age/stage of the Early/Lower Cretaceous. It is the oldest subdivision in the entire Cretaceous. It has been taken to span the time between 145.0 ± 4.0 Ma and 139.8 ± 3.0 Ma (million years ago) ...

* †'' 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 The Turonian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the second age in the Late Cretaceous Epoch, or a stage in the Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 93.9 ± 0.8 Ma and 89.8 ± 1 Ma (million years ago). The Turonian is preceded by t ...

* †'' Brochocoleus tobini'' Jarzembowski, Yan, Wang, & Zhang, 2013 Weald Clay, United Kingdom,

Hauterivian The Hauterivian is, in the geologic timescale, an age in the Early Cretaceous Epoch or a stage in the Lower Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 132.9 ± 2 Ma and 129.4 ± 1.5 Ma (million years ago). The Hauterivian is preceded by the Va ...

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''

References

Ommatidae Prehistoric beetle genera {{Ommatidae-stub