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FAMILY ARCHOCYRTIDAE

Originally treated in Acroceridae, Archocyrtus was placed in its own family, Archocyrtidae by Mostovski (1997). It is known from only one fossil species, Archocyrtus gibbosus Ussaachov, from the Upper Jurassic of Kazakhstan.
Ref.: Mostovski (1997).

Genus ARCHOCYRTUS Ussatchov

ARCHOCYRTUS Ussatchov, 1968: 622 (381). Type species: Archocyrtus gibbosus Ussatchov, 1968, by original designation.
gibbosus Ussatchov, 1968: 622 (381). PA: Kazakhstan (Upper Jurassic) [C].