Brochocoleus is an extinct genus of beetles in the family Ommatidae, known from the Early Jurassic to the Early Late Cretaceous. 10 species are currently recognised, with many species being reassigned to other genera by Kirejtshuk's major systematic revision in 2020.
†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
↑Liu, Zhenhua; Tan, Jingjing; Ślipiński, Adam; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Wang, Bo; Ren, Dong; Pang, Hong (2017). "Brochocoleus Zhiyuani, a New Species of Brochocolein Beetle (Coleoptera: Ommatidae) from the Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar". Annales Zoologici. 67 (1): 79–85. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2017.67.1.009. ISSN0003-4541. S2CID90264728.
↑Tang, Y.; Li, M.; Song, Z.; Xu, H.; Wang, H.; Jarzembowski, E. A.; Wang, B. (2024). "A new Early Cretaceous ommatine beetle (Insecta: Coleoptera: Archostemata) from Inner Mongolia, China". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 135 (5): 528–532. Bibcode:2024PrGA..135..528T. doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2024.08.002.