Umenocoleidae
Umenocoleidae is an extinct family of dictyopteran insects known from the Cretaceous. They are considered to be closely related to the Alienopteridae. They were originally considered to be beetles 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.
Systematics
After- †Umenocoleus Chen and Tan 1973 Dalazi Formation, China, Early Cretaceous Zhonggou Formation, China, Early Cretaceous, Jinju Formation, South Korea, Early Cretaceous
- †Ponopterix Vršanský and Grimaldi 1999 Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous
- †Blattapterix Vršanský 2003 Xiagou Formation, China, Early Cretaceous
- †Elytropterix Vršanský 2003 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
- †Petropterix Vršanský 2003 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Zaza Formation, Russia, Kitadani Formation, Japan, Early Cretaceous Zhonggou Formation, China, Early Cretaceous, Jinju Formation, South Korea, Early Cretaceous
- †Compunctiotypus Kaddumi 2005 Jordanian amber, Early Cretaceous
- †Umenopterix Lee 2016 Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous
- †Alienopterix Mlynský, Vršanský et Wang, 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous
- †Enervipraeala Luo, Xu et Jarzembowski, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous
- †Laticephalana Luo, Beutel, Xu et Jarzembowski, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous
- †Archaeospinapteryx Sendi et al. 2023 Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous
- †Trapezionotum Sendi et al. 2023 Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous
- †Poikiloprosopon Sendi et al. 2023 Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous
- †?Vzrkadlenie Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous
- †Nigropterix Sendi et al. 2023 Kzyl-Zhar, Kazakhstan, Late Cretaceous
- †Umenotypus Sendi et al. 2023 Kzyl-Zhar, Kazakhstan, Late Cretaceous
- †Pseudoblattapterix Lee et al. 2024 Jinju Formation, South Korea, Early Cretaceous