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Metaxyneuroptera

Insecta

Taxonomy
Metaxyneuroptera was named by Engel (2022). It is extant.

It was assigned to Neuropterida by Engel (2022).

Subtaxa
Eidoneuroptera, Protoneuroptera
Sister taxa
Eidoneuroptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Metaxyneuroptera Engel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
superorderNeuropterida
—Metaxyneuroptera
—Metaxyneuroptera

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.

Unr. Metaxyneuroptera Engel 2022
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Unr. Eidoneuroptera Engel et al. 2018
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Or. Megaloptera Latreille 1802 [alderfly]
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G. †Chauliosialis Ponomarenko 1976
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†Chauliosialis sukatshevae Ponomarenko 1976
G. †Nematophlebia Cockerell 1915
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†Nematophlebia plicata Cockerell 1915
Subor. Neomegaloptera Engel 2004
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Fm. Corydalidae Leach 1815 [dobsonfly]
Infraor. Nothomegaloptera Engel 2004
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Fm. Sialidae Leach 1815 [alderfly]
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Invalid names: Dobbertiniidae Handlirsch 1920 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archimegaloptera Engel 2004 [empty], Sialodea Hagen 1861 [invalid subgroup], Siarapha Shcherbakov 2013 [invalid subgroup]
Or. Neuroptera Linnaeus 1758 [lacewing]
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G. †Actinophlebioides Jepson et al. 2009
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†Actinophlebioides valdensis Jepson et al. 2009
G. †Archedilaropsis Martynov 1935
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†Archedilaropsis furcata Martynov 1935
G. †Archegetes Handlirsch 1906
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†Archegetes neuropterorum Handlirsch 1906
G. †Besobrasovia Cockerell 1928
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†Besobrasovia latissima Cockerell 1928
G. †Callospilopteron Cockerell 1921
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†Callospilopteron ocellatum Cockerell 1921
Superfm. Coniopterygoidea Burmeister 1839
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Fm. Coniopterygidae Burmeister 1839 [dustywing]
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Subfm. Aleuropteryginae Enderlein 1905
G. †Apoglaesoconis Grimaldi 2000
Subfm. Coniopteryginae Burmeister 1839
Subfm. †Cretaconiopteryginae Liu and Lu 2017
G. †Jurasiatypus Kaddumi 2005
G. †Paradoxoconis Chen et al. 2022
G. Parasemidalis Enderlein 1905
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Invalid names: Gallosemidalis Nel et al. 2005 [synonym]
Subfm. †Toarciconiopteryginae Makarkin and Ansorge 2024
G. †Cratosisyrops Martins-Neto 1997
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†Cratosisyrops gonzagai Martins-Neto 1997
G. †Dicranoptila Handlirsch 1906
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†Dicranoptila deichmuelleri Handlirsch 1906
Fm. †Dipteromantispidae Makarkin et al. 2013
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G. †Burmodipteromantispa Liu et al. 2016
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†Burmodipteromantispa jiaxiaoae Liu et al. 2016
G. †Dipteromantispa Makarkin et al. 2013
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†Dipteromantispa brevisubcosta Makarkin et al. 2013
G. †Enigmadipteromantispa Azar et al. 2020
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†Enigmadipteromantispa dimyi Azar et al. 2020
G. †Halteriomantispa Liu et al. 2016
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†Halteriomantispa grimaldii Liu et al. 2016
G. †Jersimantispa Liu et al. 2016
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†Jersimantispa henryi Grimaldi 2000
G. †Kurtodipteromantispa Li and Liu 2020
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†Kurtodipteromantispa xiai Li et al. 2020
†Kurtodipteromantispa zhuodei Li and Liu 2020
G. †Mantispidiptera Grimaldi 2000
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†Mantispidiptera enigmatica Grimaldi 2000
G. †Mantispidipterella Liu et al. 2016
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†Mantispidipterella longissima Liu et al. 2016
G. †Paradipteromantispa Li et al. 2020
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Unr. Euneuroptera Engel et al. 2018
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Superfm. Dilaroidea Newman 1853
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Fm. Dilaridae Newman 1853 [pleasing lacewing]
Superfm. Mantispoidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Berothidae Handlirsch 1906 [beaded lacewing]
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Invalid names: Mesoberothidae Carpenter 1991 [synonym]
Fm. Mantispidae Leach 1815 [mantidfly]
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Invalid names: Liassochrysidae Nel et al. 2005 [synonym], Promantispidae Panfilov 1980 [synonym]
Fm. Rhachiberothidae Tjeder 1959 [thorny lacewing]
Unr. Neoneuroptera Engel et al. 2018
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Unr. Geoneuroptera Engel et al. 2018
Superfm. Hemerobioidea Latreille 1802
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Invalid names: Chrysopoidea Schneider 1851 [synonym], Polystoechotoidea Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
Superfm. Osmyloidea Leach 1815
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Fm. †Archeosmylidae Riek 1953
G. †Momonokus Khramov et al. 2023
Fm. Nevrorthidae Nakahara 1958
Fm. Osmylidae Leach 1815 [lance lacewing]
Fm. †Saucrosmylidae Ren and Yin 2003 [elegant lance lacewing]
Fm. Sisyridae Banks 1905 [spongillafly]
G. †Gigantotermes Haase 1890
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†Gigantotermes excelsus Oppenheim 1888
G. †Glottopteryx Makarkin and Archibald 2005
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Invalid names: Glottidia Bode 1953 [replaced]
Unr. †Grammomorpha Khramov and Vasilenko 2018
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Fm. †Panfiloviidae Makarkin 1990
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G. †Epipanfilovia Yang et al. 2013
G. †Opapanfilovia Khramov 2018
G. †Panfilovia Makarkin 1990
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Invalid names: Crammosmylus Panfilov 1980 [replaced], Grammosmylus Panfilov 1980 [replaced]
Invalid names: Grammosmylidae Panfilov 1980 [replaced]
G. †Hongosmylites Makarkin and Archibald 2005
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†Hongosmylites longus Hong 1996
Invalid names: Sinosmylites Hong 1996 [replaced]
G. †Idiastogyia Lin 1986
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†Idiastogyia fatisca Lin 1986
G. †Ineptiae Handlirsch 1906
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†Ineptiae meunieri Handlirsch 1906
G. †Kirgisella Martynov 1925
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†Kirgisella ornata Martynov 1925
Invalid names: Kirgisellodes Martynov 1937 [objective synonym]
G. †Loxophleps Handlirsch 1939
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†Loxophleps costalis Handlirsch 1939
G. †Melamnous Handlirsch 1939
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†Melamnous indistinctus Handlirsch 1939
G. †Melaneimon Handlirsch 1939
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†Melaneimon dubium Handlirsch 1939
G. †Mesohemerobius Ping 1928
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G. †Mesoleon Handlirsch 1906
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†Mesoleon dobbertinianus Handlirsch 1906
G. †Neuropterites Novák 1878
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†Neuropterites depertitus Novák 1878
Fm. Panorpatae Latreille 1802 [common scorpionfly]
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G. Nemoptera Latreille 1802
Fm. †Parakseneuridae Yang et al. 2012
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G. †Parakseneura Yang et al. 2012
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†Parakseneura albadelta Yang et al. 2012
†Parakseneura albomacula Yang et al. 2012
†Parakseneura cavomaculata Yang et al. 2012
†Parakseneura curvivenis Yang et al. 2012
†Parakseneura directa Yang et al. 2012
†Parakseneura emarginata Yang et al. 2012
†Parakseneura inflata Yang et al. 2012
†Parakseneura metallica Yang et al. 2012
†Parakseneura nigrolinea Yang et al. 2012
†Parakseneura nigromacula Yang et al. 2012
†Parakseneura undula Yang et al. 2012
G. †Pseudorapisma Yang et al. 2012
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†Pseudorapisma angustipenne Yang et al. 2012
†Pseudorapisma jurassicum Yang et al. 2012
†Pseudorapisma maculatum Yang et al. 2012
G. †Shuraboneura Khramov and Makarkin 2012
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†Shuraboneura ovata Khramov and Makarkin 2012
G. †Parasisyra Zalessky 1933
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†Parasisyra kargalica Zalessky 1933
G. †Permorhipida Haupt 1952
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G. †Protohemerobius Jepson et al. 2009
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†Protohemerobius perexiguus Jepson et al. 2009
G. †Protopsychopsis Tillyard 1917
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†Protopsychopsis venosa Tillyard 1917
G. †Pseudocorydasialis Jepson et al. 2012
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†Pseudocorydasialis alleni Jepson et al. 2012
G. †Pseudomyrmeleon Handlirsch 1906
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†Pseudomyrmeleon extinctus Weyenbergh 1869
G. †Sibithone Ponomarenko 1984
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†Sibithone dichotoma Ponomarenko 1984
G. †Yanosmylus Ren 1995
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Invalid names: Archeosmylus alysius Whalley 1988 [nomen dubium], Archeosmylus complesus Whalley 1988 [nomen dubium], Hemerobiiformia Henry 1982 [invalid subgroup], Hemerobini Latreille 1802 [empty], Libellulinae Latreille 1802 [empty], Myrmeleonidae Latreille 1802 [empty], Nevrorthiformia Aspöck 1995 [empty], Nymphes fossilis Hagen 1862 [nomen nudum], Papilionaceae Latreille 1802 [empty], Parasisyridae Zalessky 1933 [invalid subgroup], Perlariae Latreille 1802 [empty], Planipennia Latreille 1817 [synonym], Raphidioidea Handlirsch 1908 [empty]
Or. †Protoneuroptera Grimaldi and Engel 2005
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Fm. †Permoberothidae Tillyard 1932
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G. †Moscheloptera Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2022
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†Moscheloptera phantasma Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2022
G. †Permoberotha Tillyard 1932
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†Permoberotha villosa Tillyard 1932
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Invalid names: Dictyobiella nervosa Tillyard 1937 [synonym], Permoberotha convergens Tillyard 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dictyobiella Tillyard 1937 [synonym]
G. †Sylvaelytron Novokshonov 1998
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†Sylvaelytron latipennatum Novokshonov 1998
Invalid names: Permoberothinae Tillyard 1937 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available