†Prochoroptera Handlirsch 1911 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Diaphanopterodea - Prochoropteridae
Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1911. New Paleozoic insects from the vicinity of Mazon Creek, Illinois. The American Journal of Science, Fourth Series 31:353-377
Parent taxon: Prochoropteridae according to F. M. Carpenter 1992
See also Carpenter and Richardson 1978, Handlirsch 1911 and Handlirsch 1919
Sister taxon: Euchoroptera
Subtaxa: Prochoroptera calopteryx
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (7: Illinois collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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