Insecta - Orthoptera - Oedischiidae
Invalid subtaxa: Anelcanidae Carpenter 1986, Anhomalophlebiidae Handlirsch 1919, Parelcanidae Carpenter 1966 [replaced name], Tcholmanvissiidae Zalessky 1934, Tillyardiellidae Handlirsch 1937
Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Revision of American Paleozoic insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29(1441):661-820
Parent taxon: Oedischioidea according to A. Nel and M. J. Poschmann 2020
See also Béthoux 2007, Carpenter 1966, Carpenter 1986, Carpenter 1992, Eades et al. 2012, Gorochov 1995, Gorochov 1995, Gorochov 2013, Guthörl 1934, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1919, Handlirsch 1922, Lin 1982, Martynov 1928, Pruvost 1919, Sharov 1968 and Zessin 1997
Sister taxa: Bintoniellidae, Mesoedischiidae, Proparagryllacrididae, Pruvostitidae
Subtaxa: Afroedischia Anelcana Elcanoedischiinae Iasvia Kamaites Mezenoedischiinae Nobloedischia Oedischiinae Plesioidischia Scalaeoptera Tcholmanvissia dubia Tcholmanvissiinae Xeroptera
Type: Oedischia
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), France (6), Germany (2), the Russian Federation (14), South Africa (1), United States (3: Kansas, Oklahoma)
• Carboniferous of France (2), Portugal (2), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 34 collections including 49 occurrences