Biology:Permocupedidae

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Short description: Extinct family of beetles

Permocupedidae
Temporal range: Cisuralian–Anisian
Permocupes sojanensis holotype and reconstruction.jpg
Fossil and life restoration of Permocupes sojanensis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Protocoleoptera
Superfamily: Permocupedoidea
Family: Permocupedidae
Martynov, 1933
Genera

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Permocupedidae is a family of Protocoleopteran stem group beetles. They first appeared during the Early Permian, and were one of the dominant groups of beetles during the Middle Permian. They became rare in the Late Permian, with only one species known from the Triassic, Frankencupes ultimus from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Röt Formation of Germany.[1] They are thought to have been xylophagous (wood eating), which is presumed to be the ancestral ecology of beetles.[2]

Taxonomy

Kirejtshuk (2020) included the following genera in an expanded (sensu lato) family, with the traditional (sensu stricto) Permocupedidae and related Taldycupedidae as subfamilies Permocupedinae and Taldycupedinae respectively.[3] However, other studies have recovered Talycupedidae as more closely related to crown-group beetles than to Permocupedidae.[4]

  • Afrocupes Geertsema & van den Heever, 1996 South Africa: Western Cape (Kenmoore Farm), Whitehill Formation, Permian, Cisuralian, Sakmarian/Artinskian, −290.1–279.5 Ma.
    • Afrocupes firmae Geertsema & van den Heever, 1996 (Type species)
  • Archicupes Rohdendorf, 1961 (syn Palaeocupes Rohdendorf, 1961) Russia, Kemerovo Region (Kaltan), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma
    • Archicupes jacobsoni Rohdendorf, 1961 (Type species)
  • Cytocupoides Ponomarenko, 1969 Russia: Kemerovo Region (Kaltan), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma.
    • Cytocupoides longatus Ponomarenko, 1969 (Type species)
  • Cytocupes Rohdendorf, 1961 Russia: Kemerovo Region (Kaltan), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma.
    • Cytocupes angustus Rohdendorf, 1961 (Type species)
  • Eocupes Rohdendorf, 1961 Russia: Kemerovo Region (Kaltan), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma).
    • Eocupes cellulosus Ponomarenko, 1969
    • Eocupes lukjanovitshi Rohdendorf, 1961 (Type species)
  • Frankencupes Ponomarenko & Bashkuev, 2018 Germany: Gambach am Main (Lower Franconia), Röt Formation Middle Triassic, Olenekian/Anisian, −247.2–242.0 Ma.
    • Frankencupes ultimus Ponomarenko & Bashkuev, 2018 (Type species)
  • Ichthyocupes Rohdendorf, 1961 Russia: Kemerovo Region (Kaltan), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma; Kemerovo Region (Tykhta River, Sokolova, Kutsnetsk Basin), Permian, Lopingian, Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian (Tatarian, Severodvinian/Vyatkian), −259.0–252.3 Ma.
    • Ichthyocupes kuznetskiensis Ponomarenko, 1969
    • Ichthyocupes skoki (Rohdendorf, 1961)
    • Ichthyocupes tyzhnovi Rohdendorf, 1961 (Type species)
  • Kaltanocoleus Rohdendorf, 1961. Russia: Kemerovo Region (Kaltan), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma.
    • Kaltanocoleus pospelovi Rohdendorf, 1961 (Type species)
  • Kaltanicupes Rohdendorf, 1961 Russia: Kirov Region (Kityak), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma; Orenburg Region (Kargala), Permian, Guadalupian/Lopingian, Capitanian/Wuchiapingian (Tatarian, Sweverodvinian), −265.0–259.0 Ma; Kemerovo Region (Kaltan), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma. One undescribed species of this genus was recorded from Indian Barakar Formation of the Lower Permian.
    • Kaltanicupes acutus Ponomarenko, 1963
    • Kaltanicupes kargalensis Ponomarenko, 1963
    • Kaltanicupes kitjakensis Ponomarenko, 1963
    • Kaltanicupes richteri Rohdendorf, 1961 (Type species)
    • Kaltanicupes reichardti Rohdendorf, 1961
  • Linicupes Ponomarenko, Yan & Huang, 2014[5] China: Anhui (Houdong, Yinping Mountain, SW Chaohu City), Permian, Guadalupian/Lopingian, Capitanian/Wuchiapingian (Tatarian, Severodvinian/Vyatkian), −265.0–259.0 Ma.
    • Linicupes yinpinensis Ponomarenko, Yan & Huang, 2014 (Type species)
  • Maricoleus Shcherbakov in Shcherbakov, Makarkin, Aristov & Vasilenko, 2009 Russia, Primorsky Krai (Cape, Novosilsky, Russky Island), Lower Permian, Cisuralian, Artinskian/Kungurian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −279.5–272.5 Ma.
    • Maricoleus valentinae Shcherbakov in Shcherbakov, Makarkin, Aristov & Vasilenko, 2009 (Type species)
  • Permocupes Martynov, 1932 (syn Permocupoides Martynov, 1932) Russia: Arkhangel’sk Region (Letopala River and Soyana), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma; Udmurtia (Chepanikha, Rossokha River Valley), Permian, Guadalupian, Wordian (Biarmian, Urzhumian), −268.0–265.0 Ma: Tatarstan (Mendeleevsk District, Tikhie Gory), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma.
    • Permocupes distinctus (Martynov, 1932)
    • Permocupes grandis Ponomarenko, 1963
    • Permocupes latus Ponomarenko, 2013
    • Permocupes semenovi Martynov, 1932 (Type species)
    • Permocupes sojanensis Ponomarenko, 1963
  • Pintolla Kirejtshuk, 2020. Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul (Road Cut on Road BR 290 near Minas do Leao), Irati Formation, Permian, Cisuralian, Artinskian/Kungurian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −279.5–272.5 Ma.
    • Pintolla ponomarenkoi (Pinto, 1987) (Type species)
  • Protocupoides Rohdendorf, 1961 (syn Tomiocupes Rohdendorf, 1961, Tricupes Rohdendorf, 1961) Russia: Vologda Region (Isady locality, Mutovino), Permian, Lopingian, Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian (Tatarian, Severodvinskian/Vyatkian), −259.0–254.0 Ma; Udmurtia (Chepanikha, Rossokha River Valley), Permian, Guadalupian, Wordian (Biarmian, Urzhumian), −268.0–265.0 Ma; Kemerovo Region (Sokolova, Kutsnetsk Basin), Permian, Lopingian, Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian (Tatarian, Severodvinian/Vyatkian), −259.0–252.3 Ma; Kemerovo Region (Kaltan), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma.
    • Protocupoides acer (Rohdendorf, 1961)
    • Protocupoides carinatus (Rohdendorf, 1961)
    • Protocupoides elongatus Ponomarenko, 2013
    • Protocupoides esini Ponomarenko, 2013
    • Protocupoides plavilstshikovi Rohdendorf, 1961
    • Protocupoides sharovi Rohdendorf, 1961
    • “Permocupes” rohdendorfi Pinto, 1987 Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul (Road Cut on Road BR 290 near Minas do Leao), Irati Formation, Permian, Kungurian, −279.5–272.5 Ma) considered indeterminate to genus by Kirejtshuk (2020)
  • Tatarocupes Ponomarenko, 2004 Russia: Orenburg Region (Novo-Aleksandrovka), Permian, Guadalupian/Lopingian, Capitanian/Wuchiapingian (Tatarian, Severodvinian), −265.0–259.0 Ma.
    • Tatarocupes granulatus Ponomarenko, 2004 (Type species)
  • Uralocupes Ponomarenko, 1969 Russia: Belebeevo Formation Kirov Region (Kityak), Permian, Cisuralian/Guadalupian, Kungurian/Roadian (Cisuralian/Biarmian, Kungurian/Kazanian), −272.5–268.0 Ma.
    • Uralocupes major (Ponomarenko, 1963) (Type species)

References

  1. Ponomarenko, Alexandr G.; Bashkuev, Alexei S. (December 2018). "First Triassic record of the beetle family Permocupedidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): a peculiar example of a Lazarus taxon" (in en). PalZ 92 (4): 587–591. doi:10.1007/s12542-018-0426-4. ISSN 0031-0220. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12542-018-0426-4. 
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  3. Kirejtshuk, Alexander G. (2020-02-17). "Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea". Geosciences 10 (2): 73. doi:10.3390/geosciences10020073. ISSN 2076-3263. Bibcode2020Geosc..10...73K. 
  4. Boudinot, Brendon Elias; Yan, Evgeny Viktorovich; Prokop, Jakub; Luo, Xiao‐Zhu; Beutel, Rolf Georg (2022-07-28). "Permian parallelisms: Reanalysis of †Tshekardocoleidae sheds light on the earliest evolution of the Coleoptera" (in en). Systematic Entomology 48: 69–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12562. ISSN 0307-6970. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12562. 
  5. A. G. Ponomarenko, E. V. Yan and Di-ying Huang (2014). "New beetles (Coleoptera) from the terminal Middle Permian of China". Paleontological Journal 48 (2): 191–200. doi:10.1134/S0031030114010109.

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