Insecta - Protelytroptera - Protocoleidae
Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1924. Upper Permian Coleoptera and a new order from the Belmont Beds, New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49:429-435
Parent taxon: Protelytroptera according to F. M. Carpenter 1992
See also Kukalová 1966, Martynov 1932 and Tillyard 1924
Sister taxa: Apachelytridae, Archelytridae, Arctocoleus, Bardocoleidae, Crasselytron, Dermelytridae, Elytroneuridae, Glabelytron, Labidelytridae, Megelytridae, Permelytridae, Permophilidae, Planelytridae, Protelytridae, Protelytropsis, Rugelytron, Venelytron
Subtaxa: Austrelytron Phyllelytron Protocoleus
Type: Protocoleus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections), South Africa (1)
Total: 3 collections including 7 occurrences