Jurodidae is a family of
beetles that was originally described for the extinct genus Jurodes, known from the Middle-Late Jurassic of Asia. In 1996, a living species, Sikhotealinia zhiltzovae was discovered in the
Sikhote-Alin mountains in southeastern
Siberia, and assigned to this family. Their placement is uncertain, but are usually considered
archostematans. In one study, Sikhotealinia and Jurodes were considered a sister group to all other archostematan beetles.[1] However, other authors have considered their placement within beetles as a whole uncertain, due to their mix characteristics of typical Archostemata, as well as
Polyphaga and
Adephaga.[2]