Jurasaidae

The Jurasaidae are a family of Coleoptera known from 3 rare species in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest; all known species have neotenic females and normal males.[1]

  • Genus Jurasai Rosa et al., 2020
    • Jurasai digitusdei Rosa et al., 2020
    • Jurasai itajubense Rosa et al., 2020
  • Genus Tujamita Rosa et al., 2020
    • Tujamita plenalatum Rosa et al., 2020

Jurasaidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Superfamily:
Elateroidea
Family:
Jurasaidae

Rosa, Costa, Klamp & Kundrata, 2020

References
  1. Rosa, S.P., Costa, C., Kramp, K., Kundrata, R. (2020) Hidden diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest: the discovery of Jurasaidae, a new beetle family (Coleoptera, Elateroidea) with neotenic females. Sci Rep 10, 1544. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58416-6.
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