†Protochorista Tillyard 1926 (scorpionfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Permochoristidae
Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1926. Kansas Permian Insects, Part 7: The Order Mecoptera. American Journal of Science, Series 5 11(62):133-164
Parent taxon: Agetopanorpidae according to R. Willmann 1989
See also Carpenter 1992 and Willmann 1978
Sister taxa: Agetopanorpa, Argentinopanorpa, Gigantoageta, Mezena, Oochorista, Ovomezena, Parageta, Phipoides, Protopanorpa, Seniorita, Stigmarista, Tshekardopanorpa
Subtaxa: Protochorista tetraclada
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Kansas collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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