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Amphiesmenoptera

Insecta

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1781Papilionidea Laicharting
1939Necrotaulius affinis Handlirsch p. 93 figs. Pl 8, fig 153
1939Necrotaulius regularis Handlirsch p. 93 figs. Pl 9, fig 156
1939Necrotaulius vicinus Handlirsch p. 93 figs. Pl 9, fig 155
1948Amphiesmenoptera Kiriakoff
1962Necrotaulius handlirschi Fischer p. 6
2004Amphiesmenoptera Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence
2010Amphiesmenoptera Minet et al.
2010Papilionidea Vršanský et al. p. 3
2014Amphiesmenoptera Misof et al.
2014Amphiesmenoptera Peters et al.
2022Amphiesmenoptera Engel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superor. Amphiesmenoptera Kiriakoff 1948
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G. †Aphryganoneura Tillyard 1926
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Aphryganoneura anomala Tillyard 1926
G. †Liadoptilia Handlirsch 1939
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Liadoptilia misera Handlirsch 1939
Unr. Metamphiesmenoptera Engel 2022
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Unr. Euamphiesmenoptera Engel 2022
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Or. †Eocoronoptera Engel 2022
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Fm. †Eocoronidae Tindale 1980
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G. †Eocorona Tindale 1980
Unr. Panendymenoptera Engel 2022
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Unr. Endymenoptera Engel 2022
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Unr. Stelloptera Engel 2022
Or. †Tarachoptera Mey et al. 2017
Or. †Necrotrichoptera Engel 2022
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Fm. †Necrotauliidae Handlirsch 1906
Invalid names: Cladochoroptera Engel 2022 [empty]
G. †Microcarbonella Prokop et al. 2022
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Microcarbonella paradoxa Prokop et al. 2022
Or. †Permotrichoptera Martynova 1958
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Fm. †Microptysmellidae Engel 2022
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G. †Microptysmella Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
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Microptysmella moravica Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
Subor. †Protomeropina Tillyard 1926
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G. †Adoptysma Novokshonov 1993
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Adoptysma anomalanala Novokshonov 1993
Fm. †Cladochoristidae Riek 1953
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G. †Cladochorista Tillyard 1926
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Cladochorista belmontensis Tillyard 1926
Cladochorista curta Sukatsheva and Sinitshenkova 2023
Cladochorista issadica Sukatsheva and Aristov 2013
Cladochorista multivenosa Sukatsheva 1973
Cladochorista uralica Sukatsheva and Sinitshenkova 2025
G. †Cladochoristella Riek 1955
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Cladochoristella ryzhkovae Sukatsheva and Aristov 2013
Cladochoristella sola Sukatsheva and Sinitshenkova 2023
G. †Meloclada Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
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Meloclada diuturna Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
Meloclada frequentatoria Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
Fm. †Kalophryganeidae Haupt 1956
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G. †Kalophryganea Haupt 1956
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Fm. †Karaungiridae Novokshonov 1997
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G. †Karaungira Novokshonov and Sukacheva 1993
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Karaungira shcherbakovi Novokshonov and Sukacheva 1993
Fm. †Microptysmatidae Martynova 1958
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G. †Kamopanorpa Martynov 1928
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Kamopanorpa aristovi Sukatsheva and Sinitshenkova 2023
Kamopanorpa grossa Novokshonov 1993
Kamopanorpa karaungirica Novokshonov 1993
Kamopanorpa lata Martynov 1928
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Invalid names: Microptysmodes uralicus Martynova 1958 [synonym]
Kamopanorpa latipennata Novokshonov 1993
Kamopanorpa maculosa Bashkuev and Sukatsheva 2021
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Invalid names: Kamopanorpa maculata Sukatsheva and Aristov 2013 [replaced]
Kamopanorpa mongolica Sukacheva 1992
Kamopanorpa pritykinae Sukacheva 1976
Kamopanorpa rasnitsyni Bashkuev and Sukatsheva 2021
Kamopanorpa rotunda Bashkuev and Sukatsheva 2021
Kamopanorpa rotundipennis Martynov 1932
Kamopanorpa sibirica Martynova 1958
Kamopanorpa sivchikovi Bashkuev and Sukatsheva 2021
Kamopanorpa sukatchevae Novokshonov 1993
Kamopanorpa tamarae Sukatsheva 2017
Kamopanorpa tshepanikhensis Sukatsheva and Aristov 2013
Kamopanorpa tyulkiana Sukatsheva 2017
Kamopanorpa uralensis Martynov 1940
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Invalid names: Kamopanorpa fasciipennis Martynova 1942 [synonym], Kamopanorpa incerta Sukacheva 1976 [synonym], Kamopanorpa pallida Sukacheva 1976 [synonym], Uraloptysma maculata Ivanov 1992 [synonym]
Invalid names: Microptysma Martynova 1958 [synonym], Microptysmodes Martynova 1958 [synonym], Uraloptysma Ivanov 1992 [synonym]
Invalid names: Uraloptysmatidae Ivanov 1992 [synonym]
Fm. †Protomeropidae Tillyard 1926
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G. †Glanomerope Poschmann and Nel 2021
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Glanomerope virgoferroa Poschmann and Nel 2021
G. †Permomerope Tillyard 1926
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Permomerope australis Tillyard 1926
Permomerope karaungirica Sukacheva 1976
Permomerope nanus Riek 1953
Permomerope natalensis Sukatsheva and Mostovski 2007
Permomerope ramosa Sukacheva 1976
G. †Platychorista Tillyard 1926
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Platychorista venosa Tillyard 1926
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Invalid names: Protomerope permiana Tillyard 1926 [synonym]
Invalid names: Protomerope Tillyard 1926 [synonym]
G. †Pseudomerope Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
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Pseudomerope gallei Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
Pseudomerope havlati Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
Pseudomerope mareki Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
Pseudomerope oborana Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
G. †Pseudomeropella Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
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Pseudomeropella nekvasilovae Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
G. †Stenomerope Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
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Stenomerope spinari Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
G. †Westphalomerope Nel et al. 2007
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Westphalomerope maryvonneae Nel et al. 2007
Invalid names: Marimerobiidae Willmann 1978 [synonym], Permomeropidae Riek 1953 [synonym], Platychoristidae Carpenter 1930 [synonym]
Fm. †Terminoptysmatidae Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
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G. †Terminoptysma Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
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Terminoptysma contradictoria Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
Fm. †Stereochoristidae Tillyard 1919
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G. †Stereochorista Tillyard 1919
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Stereochorista frustrata Tillyard 1919
G. †Trichopteridium Geinitz 1880
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Trichopteridium gracile Geinitz 1880
Invalid names: Necrotaulius handlirschi Fischer 1962 [nomen dubium], Necrotaulius regularis Handlirsch 1939 [nomen dubium], Necrotaulius vicinus Handlirsch 1939 [nomen dubium], Papilionidea Laicharting 1781 [synonym], Protomeroptera Engel 2022 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available