Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1931. Kansas Permian Insects, Part 13: The New Order Protelytroptera with a Discussion of its Relationships. American Journal of Science, Series 5 21(123):232-266
Parent taxon: Exopterygota according to F. M. Carpenter 1992
See also Carpenter 1933
Sister taxon: Blattaria
Subtaxa: Apachelytridae Archelytridae Arctocoleus Bardocoleidae Crasselytron Dermelytridae Elytroneuridae Glabelytron Labidelytridae Megelytridae Permelytridae Permophilidae Planelytridae Protelytridae Protelytropsis Protocoleidae Rugelytron Venelytron
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (4 collections), the Czech Republic (1), the Russian Federation (5), South Africa (2), United States (8: Kansas)
• Carboniferous of France (1), Germany (1)
Total: 22 collections including 76 occurrences