Stegocoleus is an extinct genus of ommatid beetle. Its distinctive morphology includes a distinctive flat rim on the outer edge of the elytra similar to those of Burmocoleus and Jarzembowskiops, but is distinguished from those genera by a distinctive prothorax.[1] It is known from 3 species found in Cenomanian aged Burmese amber.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ommatidae |
| Genus: | †Stegocoleus Jarzembowski and Wang, 2016 |
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References edit
- ^ Kirejtshuk, Alexander G. (2020-02-17). "Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea". Geosciences. 10 (2): 73. Bibcode:2020Geosc..10...73K. doi:10.3390/geosciences10020073. ISSN 2076-3263.
- ^ Jarzembowski, Ed. A.; Wang, Bo (2016-02-15). "An unusual basal beetle from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Archostemata)". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 40 (2): 297–302. doi:10.1080/03115518.2016.1132493. ISSN 0311-5518. S2CID 86875182.
- ^ Tihelka, Erik; Huang, Diying; Cai, Chenyang (February 2020). "New data on Ommatidae (Coleoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber". Cretaceous Research. 106: 104253. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104253. S2CID 204261387.