†family Mendozachoristidae Brauckmann et al. 2010 (scorpionfly)

Insecta - Mecoptera - Mendozachoristidae

Full reference: C. Brauckmann, O. F. Gallego, N. Hauschke, R. G. Martins-Neto, E. Groening, J. M. Ilger, and M. B. Lara. 2010. First Late Triassic record of a paleoentomofauna from South America (Malargüe Basin, Mendoza Province, Argentina). Acta Geologica Sinica 84:915-924

Parent taxon: Mecoptera according to C. Brauckmann et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Aneuretopsychina, Anormochoristidae, Belmontiidae, Boreidae, Choristopsychidae, Cyclopterinidae, Englathaumatidae, Eobanksiidae, Eumecoptera, Fortiholcorpa, Holcorpidae, Kaltanidae, Karaungiridae, Liassopanorpa, Mecaenigma, Mesopsychoidea, Miriholcorpa, Nannomecoptera, Necropsis, Paramecoptera, Paratrichoptera, Permocentropidae, Permochoristidae, Permopanorpidae, Permotanyderidae, Permotipulidae, Pistillifera, Protodiptera, Protomecoptera, Reprehensa, Sibiriothaumatidae, Sinoagetopanorpidae, Solusipanorpa, Thaumatomeropidae, Volitorididae, Worcestobiidae

Subtaxa: Mendozachorista

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Arroyo Llantenes (Triassic of Argentina)

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