Parent taxon: Mecoptera according to P. E. S. Whalley 1985
See also Hong 2007, Riek 1955 and Tillyard 1933
Sister taxa: Aneuretopsychina, Anormochoristidae, Belmontiidae, Boreidae, Choristopsychidae, Cyclopterinidae, Englathaumatidae, Eobanksiidae, Fortiholcorpa, Holcorpidae, Kalochorista, Kaltanidae, Liassopanorpa, Mecaenigma, Mendozachoristidae, Mesopsychoidea, Miriholcorpa, Nannomecoptera, Necropsis, Neorthophlebopsis, Paramecoptera, Paratrichoptera, Permocentropidae, Permochoristidae, Permopanorpidae, Permotanyderidae, Permotipulidae, Pistillifera, Protodiptera, Protomecoptera, Reprehensa, Sibiriothaumatidae, Sinoagetopanorpidae, Solusipanorpa, Thaumatomeropidae, Volitorididae, Worcestobiidae, Xinjiangia, Yanorthophlebia
Subtaxa: Mesorthophlebiidae Parachoristidae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection)
• Jurassic of China (2), Kyrgyzstan (1)
• Triassic of Argentina (1), Australia (1), China (3), Kyrgyzstan (7)
• Permian of Australia (4), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 22 collections including 46 occurrences