Insecta - Neuroptera - Berothidae
Alternative spelling: Mesithonidae
Full reference: D. V. Panfilov. 1980. New representatives of the Neuropterans (Neuroptera) from the Jurassic of the Karatau region. Fossil insects of the Mesozoic 82-111
Parent taxon: Berothidae according to J. E. Jepson 2015
See also Engel and Grimaldi 2008, Khramov 2013, Liu et al. 2015, Makarkin et al. 2012 and Panfilov 1980
Sister taxa: Aggregataberotha, Ansoberotha, Araripeberotha, Banoberotha, Berotha, Berothinae, Cantabroberotha, Caririberotha, Cornoberotha, Cyrenoberothinae, Dasyberotha, Dolichoberotha, Epimesoberotha, Ethiroberotha, Ferganoberotha, Haploberotha, Iceloberotha, Jersiberotha, Khasurtoberotha, Krokhathone, Maculaberotha, Magniberotha, Mesoberotha, Microberotha, Nascimberotha, Oloberotha, Osmyloberotha, Protoberotha, Rhachiberothinae, Sejunctaberotha, Sibelliberotha, Sinosmylites, Systenoberotha, Telistoberotha, Xiaoberotha, Proberothella
Subtaxa: Berothone Mesithone Pseudosisyra
Type: Mesithone
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (6 collections)
• Jurassic of Kazakhstan (4)
Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences