Synonym: Perlaria Latreille 1802
Full reference: H. C. Burmeister. 1839. Handbuch der Entomologie. Zweiter Band. Besondere Entomologie. Zweite Abtheilung. Kaukerfe. Gymnognatha (Zweite Hälfte; vulgo Neuroptera) 757-1050
Parent taxon: Polyneoptera according to B. Wipfler et al. 2019
See also Carpenter 1992, Eades 2012, Engel and Grimaldi 2004, Kluge 2010, Martynov 1925, Pinto and Purper 1978, Riek 1954 and Sharov 1968
Sister taxa: Anartioptera, Archaeorthoptera, Belebeus, Blattopteroidea, Dermapterida, Eukinolabia, Gallophasmatidae, Haplocercata, Hebeigrammidae, Holopandictyoptera, Ideliopsis, Kitshuga, Magicivenidae, Mantoblattidae, Menatacridium, Mystroptera, Notoptera, Orthacanthacris incertus, Orthoptera, Orthopteroidea, Paoliida, Parablattogryllus, Permofossilis, Plecopterida, Polyplecoptera, Protorthoptera, Spectra, Suksunus, Xenonomia
Subtaxa: Afroperla Antarctoperlaria Arctoperlaria Capitiperla Fatjanopteridae Fluminiperla Gulouidae Kaptsheranga Marciperla Perlapsocidae Perlina Perlopseina Sinoperla
Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore