extinct suborder of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Protocoleoptera are the earliest beetles in the fossil record.[1]
Protocoleoptera Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | †Protocoleoptera Tillyard, 1924 |
Superfamilies | |
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Interpreting the early fossil record of beetles has been difficult because their forewings are modified as elytra. So no wing veins are visible. Wing veins are the main way insect specialists classify insects.
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