Parent taxon: Mecoptera according to R. Willmann 1987
Sister taxa: Aneuretopsychina, Anormochoristidae, Belmontiidae, Boreidae, Choristopsychidae, Cyclopterinidae, Englathaumatidae, Eobanksiidae, Eumecoptera, Fortiholcorpa, Holcorpidae, Kaltanidae, Karaungiridae, Liassopanorpa, Mecaenigma, Mendozachoristidae, Mesopsychoidea, Miriholcorpa, Necropsis, Paramecoptera, Paratrichoptera, Permocentropidae, Permochoristidae, Permopanorpidae, Permotanyderidae, Permotipulidae, Pistillifera, Protodiptera, Protomecoptera, Reprehensa, Sibiriothaumatidae, Sinoagetopanorpidae, Solusipanorpa, Thaumatomeropidae, Volitorididae, Worcestobiidae
Subtaxa: Nannochoristidae Robinjohniidae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection), China (1), the Russian Federation (3)
• Jurassic of China (6), Kazakhstan (3), the Russian Federation (3)
• Permian of Australia (1), the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (2)
Total: 21 collections including 33 occurrences