†family Dinopanorpidae Carpenter 1972 (scorpionfly)
Insecta - Mecoptera - Dinopanorpidae
Full reference: F. M. Carpenter. 1972. The affinities of Eomerope and Dinopanorpa (Mecoptera). Psyche 79:79-88
Parent taxon: Panorpoidea according to R. Willmann 1987
See also Archibald 2005, Carpenter 1992 and Willmann 1978
Sister taxa: Australochoristidae, Austropanorpidae, Cantabridae, Eorpidae, Muchoriidae, Orthophlebiidae, Panorpidae, Panorpodidae, Protorthophlebiidae
Subtaxa: Dinokanaga Dinopanorpa
Type: Dinopanorpa
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Eocene of Canada (8: British Columbia), the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Washington)
Total: 12 collections including 15 occurrences