Synonym: Lophioneurida Tillyard 1921 [replaced name]
Full reference: M. S. Engel, M. Montagna, M. Boderau, P. Nel, and A. Nel. 2025. Taxonomic names, in Triassic iotacyphids shed light on the venation of crown Thysanoptera and their stem relatives (Condylognatha: Holothysanoptera). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83:521-530
Parent taxon: Holothysanoptera according to M. S. Engel et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Betathysanoptera, Westphalothripidesidae, Thysanoptera, Cyphoneuridae, Panthysanoptera
Subtaxa: Iotacyphidae Lophioneuridae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection), Lebanon (2), Myanmar (5), the Russian Federation (3)
• Jurassic of China (3), Germany (1), Kazakhstan (1), Mongolia (2), the Russian Federation (1)
• Triassic of Switzerland (1)
• Permian of Australia (7), the Russian Federation (3), United States (2: Kansas, Oklahoma)
Total: 32 collections including 45 occurrences