Insecta - Protorthoptera - Herdinidae
Full reference: F. M. Carpenter and E. S. Richardson. 1971. Additional insects in Pennsylvanian concretions from Illinois. Psyche 78:267-295
Parent taxon: Protorthoptera according to F. M. Carpenter 1992
See also Carpenter and Richardson 1971
Sister taxa: Acridites, Adeloneuridae, Agogoblattina, Anthracomastax, Anthracothremmidae, Apithanidae, Appertiidae, Archaeologus, Archimastax, Asiopompidae, Asiopompus, Atava, Atava ovata, Boutakovia, Cacurgellus, Chrestotella, Chrestotes, Commentrya, Cymbopsidae, Danielsiella, Distasis, Eucaenidae, Eucaenus pusillus, Eucaenus rotundatus, Gerarianus, Gerarites, Geraroides, Hadentomidae, Hadentomoides, Hemeristia, Homalophlebiidae, Homoeodictyidae, Hyaloptilus, Kelleropteron, Lecopterum, Limburgina, Macrophlebium, Megagnathidae, Megalometer, Melanoblattula, Metacheliphlebia, Notoblattites, Ochetopteron, Orthoneurites, Pachytylopsidae, Palaeocarria, Palaeoedischia, Polyernus, Polyetes, Protoblattinopsidae, Prototettigidae, Prototettix, Pruvostia, Pseudetoblattina, Pseudogerarus, Pseudopolyernus, Ptenodera, Rigattopteridae, Roomeria, Roomeriidae, Schuchertiella, Schuchertiellidae, Sharovia, Sheimiidae, Soyaniidae, Stenaropodidae, Thoronysididae
Subtaxa: Herdina
Type: Herdina
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Pit 11, Braidwood, Mazon Creek (Herdina coll) (Carboniferous of Illinois)