†family Worcestobiidae Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2018 (scorpionfly)

Insecta - Mecoptera - Worcestobiidae

Full reference: A. Soszyńska-Maj, W. Krzemiński, K. Kopeć and R. A. Coram. 2018. Worcestobiidae – a new Triassic family of Mecoptera, based on species removed from the family Orthophlebiidae. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 107:145-149

Parent taxon: Mecoptera according to A. Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Aneuretopsychina, Anormochoristidae, Belmontiidae, Boreidae, Choristopsychidae, Cyclopterinidae, Englathaumatidae, Eobanksiidae, Eumecoptera, Fortiholcorpa, Holcorpidae, Kaltanidae, Karaungiridae, Liassopanorpa, Mecaenigma, Mendozachoristidae, Mesopsychoidea, Miriholcorpa, Nannomecoptera, Necropsis, Paramecoptera, Paratrichoptera, Permocentropidae, Permochoristidae, Permopanorpidae, Permotanyderidae, Permotipulidae, Pistillifera, Protodiptera, Protomecoptera, Reprehensa, Sibiriothaumatidae, Sinoagetopanorpidae, Solusipanorpa, Thaumatomeropidae, Volitorididae

Subtaxa: Worcestobia

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Type: Worcestobia

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Japan (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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