Insecta - Protomeroptera - Protomeropidae
Synonyms: Marimerobiidae Engel 2022 [objective synonym], Marimerobiidae Willmann 1978, Permomeropidae Riek 1953, Platychoristidae Carpenter 1930
Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1926. Kansas Permian Insects, Part 7: The Order Mecoptera. American Journal of Science, Series 5 11(62):133-164
Parent taxon: Protomeroptera according to M. S. Engel 2022
See also Carpenter 1930, Clapham 2023, Minet et al. 2010, Novokshonov 1997, Riek 1953, Sukacheva 1976, Sukatsheva et al. 2007, Wang et al. 2022 and Willmann 1978
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Glanomerope Marimerobius Permomerope Platychorista Pseudomerope Pseudomeropella Stenomerope Westphalomerope
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (3 collections), the Czech Republic (2), Germany (1), Kazakhstan (2), the Russian Federation (9), South Africa (1), United States (2: Kansas)
• Carboniferous of France (1)
Total: 21 collections including 33 occurrences