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Mesopsychidae
Taxonomy
Mesopsychidae was named by Tillyard (1917). It is not extant. Its type is Mesopsyche.
It was assigned to Trichoptera by Tillyard (1917); to Paratrichoptera by Tillyard (1919), Tillyard (1923) and Martynov (1937); to Mecoptera by Willmann (1978), Carpenter (1992) and Novokshonov (1997); to Aneuretopsychina by Ren et al. (2009); and to Mesopsychoidea by Zhao et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Trichoptera by Tillyard (1917); to Paratrichoptera by Tillyard (1919), Tillyard (1923) and Martynov (1937); to Mecoptera by Willmann (1978), Carpenter (1992) and Novokshonov (1997); to Aneuretopsychina by Ren et al. (2009); and to Mesopsychoidea by Zhao et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Afristella, Allochorista, Austrochoristella, Baissopsyche, Epicharmesopsyche, Ferghanopsyche, Forcinerva, Ladinochorista, Lichnomesopsyche, Longifurcula, Mesopanorpodes (syn. Mesopanorpa), Mesopsyche (syn. Neuropsyche, Bittacopanorpa, Aristopsyche, Triassopsyche) (type genus), Mesoses, Mesotanyderus, Permopsyche, Prochoristella, Ptychopteropsis, Sogdopsyche, Tarantogus, Tipulidites, Triassochoristites, Turanopsyche, Turbidapsyche, Undisca, Vitimopsyche, Xinjiangia
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1917 | Mesopsychidae Tillyard |
| 1918 | Mesopanorpidae Tillyard |
| 1918 | Mesopanorpodidae Tillyard |
| 1918 | Mesopanorpidae Tillyard p. 746 |
| 1919 | Mesopsychidae Tillyard |
| 1923 | Mesopsychidae Tillyard |
| 1937 | Mesopsychidae Martynov p. 29 |
| 1955 | Mesopanorpodidae Riek p. 669 |
| 1974 | Mesopanorpodidae Riek p. 22 |
| 1976 | Mesosetidae Riek p. 816 |
| 1978 | Mesopanorpodidae Willmann p. 55 |
| 1978 | Mesopsychidae Willmann p. 58 |
| 1992 | Mesopanorpodidae Carpenter |
| 1992 | Mesopsychidae Carpenter |
| 1997 | Mesopsychidae Novokshonov |
| 2003 | Mesopanorpodidae Hong and Guo p. 716 |
| 2007 | Mesopanorpodidae Hong p. 261 |
| 2009 | Mesopsychidae Ren et al. |
| 2020 | Mesopsychidae Zhao et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Mesopsychidae Tillyard 1917
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G. †Lichnomesopsyche Ren et al. 2010
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†Lichnomesopsyche daohugouensis Ren et al. 2010
†Lichnomesopsyche gloriae Ren et al. 2010
†Lichnomesopsyche prochorista Lin et al. 2016
G. †Mesopanorpodes Tillyard 1918
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†Mesopanorpodes latus Sun and Hong 2011
†Mesopanorpodes shaanxiensis Hong et al. 2002
†Mesopanorpodes wianamattensis Tillyard 1918
Invalid names: Mesopanorpa Tillyard 1918 [replaced]
G. †Mesopsyche Tillyard 1917
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†Mesopsyche javorskii Zalessky 1935
†Mesopsyche triareolata Tillyard 1917
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Invalid names: Aristopsyche superba Tillyard 1919 [synonym], Neuropsyche elongata Tillyard 1919 [synonym], Triassopsyche dunstani Tillyard 1917 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aristopsyche Tillyard 1919 [synonym], Bittacopanorpa Zalessky 1935 [synonym], Neuropsyche Tillyard 1919 [synonym], Triassopsyche Tillyard 1917 [synonym]
G. †Mesoses Riek 1976
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†Mesoses gayndah Lambkin 2014
†Mesoses magna Riek 1976
†Mesoses optata Riek 1976
G. †Permopsyche Bashkuev 2011
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†Permopsyche belmontensis Riek 1953
†Permopsyche issadensis Bashkuev 2011
†Permopsyche rasnitsyni Bashkuev 2011
†Permopsyche robustus Riek 1953
G. †Sogdopsyche Martynov 1937
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†Sogdocyche zhouyingziensis Hong 1983
†Sogdopsyche elongata Martynov 1937
†Sogdopsyche indistincta Martynov 1937
G. †Tarantogus Sukatsheva 1985
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†Tarantogus obscurus Sukatsheva 1985
†Tarantogus opiparus Sukatsheva 1985
†Tarantogus sibiricus Novokshonov 1997
G. †Turbidapsyche Lian and Huang 2024
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†Turbidapsyche dobrokhotovae Novokshonov 1997
†Turbidapsyche gentica Novokshonov and Sukacheva 2001
†Turbidapsyche hongi Lian and Huang 2024
†Turbidapsyche incompleta Bashkuev 2011
†Turbidapsyche jinsuoguanensis Lian et al. 2021
†Turbidapsyche justa Novokshonov and Sukacheva 2001
†Turbidapsyche liaoi Lian et al. 2021
†Turbidapsyche ordinata Novokshonov and Sukacheva 2001
†Turbidapsyche orientalis Lian and Huang 2024
†Turbidapsyche shcherbakovi Novokshonov 1997
†Turbidapsyche sparsanota Lian and Huang 2024
†Turbidapsyche tongchuanensis Hong 2007
†Turbidapsyche tortiva Novokshonov and Sukacheva 2001
G. †Vitimopsyche Novokshonov and Sukacheva 2001
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†Vitimopsyche kozlovi Ren et al. 2010
†Vitimopsyche pectinella Gao et al. 2016
†Vitimopsyche pristina Lin et al. 2016
†Vitimopsyche torta Novokshonov and Sukacheva 2001
Invalid names: Mesopanorpodidae Tillyard 1918 [synonym], Mesosetidae Riek 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Aptian or 259.90000 to 113.00000 Ma
Collections (55 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | Russian Federation (Vologda) | Permopsyche sp., Permopsyche issadensis, Permopsyche rasnitsyni (104754) | |
| Changhsingian | Russian Federation (Vologda) | Mesopanorpodes sp. (105046) | |
| Changhsingian | South Africa (Natal) | Prochoristella sp. (124845) Prochoristella sp., Mesochorista channingi, Prochoristella hartmani (124428) | |
| Changhsingian | Russian Federation (Vladimir) | Mesopsyche incompleta (113351) | |
| Changhsingian | South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) | Prochoristella balgowanensis (14356) Prochoristella bulwerensis (14361) | |
| Changhsingian | Australia (New South Wales) | Permochorista belli (122422) Prochoristella megaloprepia, Mesopanorpodes belmontensis, Mesopanorpodes robustus, Prochoristella anagaura, Prochoristella exilis, Prochoristella pusilla, Prochoristella belli, Prochoristella concinna (122433) Prochoristella sp. (107958) | |
| Changhsingian | Russian Federation | Mesopsychidae indet. (118028) | |
| Griesbachian | Russian Federation (Kemerovo) | Bittacopanorpa javorskii (152754) | |
| Aegean | France | Prochoristella pilosa (107681) | |
| Anisian | Australia (Queensland) | Mesoses gayndah (154203) | |
| Pelsonian - Illyrian | Australia (New South Wales) | Mesopanorpa wianamattensis (111683) | |
| Ladinian | Kyrgyzstan (Osh) | Prochoristella ignara (106090) Prochoristella longa (110766) Prochoristella longa, Mesopsyche justa, Mesopsyche ordinata, Mesopsyche tortiva (105007) Prochoristella longa, Mesopsyche shcherbakovi, Mesopsyche justa, Mesopsyche gentica (106088) Prochoristella longa, Prochoristella ignara, Mesopsyche shcherbakovi, Mesopsyche justa, Mesopsyche tortiva, Prochoristella vicina (110763) | |
| Longobardian | China (Shaanxi) | Itaphlebia tongchuanensis, Longifurcula hejiafangensis, Allochorista erdosensis, Ladinochorista lata, Mesopanorpodes latus, Forcinerva tongchuanensis, Mesopanorpodes shaanxiensis (117138) Prochoristella sp., Mesopsyche jinsuoguanensis, Turbidapsyche sp., Turbidapsyche tongchuanensis, Turbidapsyche orientalis, Turbidapsyche sparsanota, Turbidapsyche hongi (183209) Triassochoristites jinsuoguanensis (123778) | |
| Carnian | China (Xinjiang) | Mesopsyche liaoi (221078) | |
| Carnian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Afristella delicatula (23134) Mesoses optata, Mesoses magna (115196) | |
| Carnian | Argentina (Mendoza) | Tipulidites affinis (84244) | |
| Norian | Ukraine (Kharkiv) | Mesopsyche dobrokhotovae (105057) | |
| Norian | South Korea | Mesopsyche dobrokhotovae (125392) | |
| Norian | Australia (Queensland) | Mesopsyche triareolata (153463 154205 162402 162405) Mesopsyche triareolata, Triassopsyche dunstani, Aristopsyche superba, Neuropsyche elongata (111558) Prochoristella whitehousei, Mesotanyderus jonesi (106484) | |
| Sevatian | Germany | Mesotanyderus sp. (123417) | |
| Early/Lower Jurassic | China (Jilin) | Prochoristella shuangyangensis (228881) | |
| Toarcian | Kyrgyzstan | Ferghanopsyche rotundata, Sogdopsyche elongata, Sogdopsyche indistincta (114702) Ptychopteropsis mirabilis, Turanopsyche venosa (114703) | |
| Bajocian - Bathonian | China (Xinjiang) | Xinjiangia tashidianensis (154835) | |
| Bajocian - Bathonian | Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) | Tarantogus opiparus, Tarantogus obscurus, Tarantogus sibiricus (118010) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Hebei) | Sogdocyche zhouyingziensis (154788) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Epicharmesopsyche pentavenulosa (117610) Lichnomesopsyche daohugouensis, Lichnomesopsyche prochorista, Vitimopsyche pristina (172659) Lichnomesopsyche gloriae, Lichnomesopsyche daohugouensis (113371 113376) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Lichnomesopsyche sp. (105426) Mesopsychidae indet. (106101) | |
| Tithonian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Undisca dobrokhotovae (123197) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Hebei) | Vitimopsyche kozlovi (117452) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Vitimopsyche pectinella (138325) | |
| Barremian | Mongolia (Selenginskij) | Baissopsyche pura (123425) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Baissopsyche pura (105536) Lichnomesopsyche sp. (113350) Vitimopsyche torta (105969) |