Umenocoleidae

Umenocoleidae Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Superfamily:	†Umenocoleoidea
Family:	†Umenocoleidae Chen and Tan 1973
Genera
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Umenocoleidae is an extinct family of dictyopteran insects known from the Cretaceous. The family was originally considered to be part of Coleoptera. They are considered to be closely related to the Alienopteridae within the superfamily Umenocoleoidea. Some species possess complex, cryptic colouration similar to those of the earliest flowers. A more recent analysis places Alienopteridae and Umenocoleidae as sister taxa within Dictyoptera, and not within Blattodea.

Systematics

Based on

• †Antophiloblatta Sendi, 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Blattapterix Vršanský 2003 Xiagou Formation, China, Aptian
• †Compunctiotypus Kaddumi 2005 Jordanian amber, Albian
• †Cratovitisma Bechly 2007 Lebanese amber, Barremian Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian, Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Elytropterix Vršanský 2003 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
• †Jantaropterix Vršanský and Grimaldi 2003 Lebanese amber, Barremian, Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian New Jersey amber, Turonian
• †Lepidopterix Sendi, 2020 Lebanese amber, Barremian
• †Perspicuus Koubová, 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Petropterix Vršanský 2003 Zhonggou Formation, China, Albian Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
• †Ponopterix Vršanský and Grimaldi 1999 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
• †Umenocoleus Chen and Tan 1973 Dalazi Formation, China, Aptian Zhonggou Formation, China, Albian
• †Umenopterix Lee 2016 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
• †Vitisma Vršanský 1999 Sharin-Gol Formation, Mongolia, Barremian Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation, Spain, Barremian