The morphology of the Jurassic fossil Archaeolus funestus Lin, 1986, which was previously placed in the extinct click-beetle subfamily Protagrypninae (Coleoptera: Elateridae), is revised based on a re-examination of the type specimen. The validity of Protagrypninae is discussed and further questioned, partly based on the newly observed characters in A. funestus, including the surface sculpture of the mesoventrite. A possible Throscidae affinity of monotypic Archaeolus Lin, 1986, as suggested in a recent study, is further critically reviewed.

Department of Zoology Faculty of Science Palacky University 77146 Olomouc Czech Republic

School of Earth Sciences University of Bristol Life Sciences Building Tyndall Avenue Bristol BS8 1TQ UK

State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology Chinese Academy of Sciences Nanjing 210008 China

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