Insecta - Neuroptera - Ithonidae
Synonyms: Mesopolystoechotidae Martynova 1949, Polystoechotidae Handlirsch 1906
Parent taxon: Ithonoidea according to M. S. Engel et al. 2018
See also Archibald and Makarkin 2006, Carpenter 1992, Engel and Grimaldi 2008, Makarkin and Archibald 2009, Martynova 1949, Ren et al. 2002, Whalley 1988 and Winterton and Makarkin 2010
Sister taxa: Ominopsis, Yamaguchius
Subtaxa: Allorapisma Burmithone Cratovoluptia Elektrithone Epigambriinae Frustumopsychops Fuscopolystoechotes Guithone Jurapolystoechotes Lasiosmylus Lichenipolystoechotes Megapolystoechus Meilingius Mesopolystoechus Osmyloides Palaeopsychops Paleopterocalla Panfilovdvia Polystoechotes Polystoechotites Principiala Puripolystoechotes Pycnopolystoechotes Ricaniella Sinuijuala Stictopolystoechotes
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (4: British Columbia collections), Denmark (15), the Russian Federation (1), United States (3: Colorado, Washington)
• Cretaceous of Brazil (3), China (3), Myanmar (1), North Korea (2), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Jurassic of China (8), Germany (7), Kazakhstan (2), Kyrgyzstan (1), Mongolia (1)
• Triassic of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 55 collections including 82 occurrences