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Palaeomanteidae

Insecta - Miomoptera - Palaeomanteidae

Taxonomy

Palaeomantidae was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type is Palaeomantis.

It was corrected as Palaeomanteidae by Kukalová (1963), Carpenter (1992), Storozhenko and Novokshonov (1999), Rasnitsyn (2004), Prokop et al. (2015) and Prokop et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Mantoidea by Handlirsch (1906); to Mantodea by Handlirsch (1919); and to Miomoptera by Martynov (1927), Martynov (1928), Martynov (1940), Kukalová (1963), Carpenter (1992), Storozhenko and Novokshonov (1999), Zhuzhgova (2002), Rasnitsyn (2004), Beckemeyer (2004), Prokop et al. (2015) and Prokop et al. (2017).

Synonyms

Delopteridae was named by Sellards (1909). Its type is Delopterum.

It was synonymized subjectively with Palaeomantidae by Martynov (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Palaeomanteidae by Storozhenko and Novokshonov (1999) and Rasnitsyn and Aristov (2013).

It was assigned to Miomoptera by Martynov (1928); to Psocoptera by Carpenter (1933); and to Corrodentia by Zimmerman (1962).
Urba was named by Sellards (1909). Its type is Urba punctata.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Tillyard (1937).

It was assigned to Delopteridae by Handlirsch (1919) and Handlirsch (1922).
Urba punctata was named by Sellards (1909). Its type specimen is Sellards 1117, a forewing, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Elmo, Sellards collection, which is in an Artinskian pond limestone in the Wellington Formation of Kansas. It is the type species of Urba.

It was considered a nomen vanum by Tillyard (1937).
Archisialidae was named by Martynov (1932). Its type is Archisialis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Palaeomanteidae by Storozhenko and Novokshonov (1999).

It was assigned to Megaloptera by Martynov (1932).
Palaeomantiscidae was named by Rasnitsyn (1977).

It was synonymized subjectively with Palaeomanteidae by Rasnitsyn and Aristov (2013) and Prokop et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Miomoptera by Rasnitsyn (1977) and Storozhenko and Novokshonov (1999).
Stefanomiopterinae was named by Guthörl (1962).

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Palaeomanteidae by Carpenter (1967).

It was assigned to Palaeomantidae by Guthörl (1962).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1906	Palaeomantidae Handlirsch p. 348
1909	Delopteridae Sellards p. 168
1909	Urba Sellards p. 169
1909	Urba punctata Sellards p. 169
1919	Urba Handlirsch p. 556
1919	Palaeomantidae Handlirsch p. 564
1922	Urba Handlirsch p. 93
1922	Urba punctata Handlirsch p. 93
1927	Palaeomantidae Martynov
1928	Delopteridae Martynov p. 67
1928	Palaeomantidae Martynov p. 67
1932	Archisialidae Martynov p. 75
1933	Delopteridae Carpenter
1940	Palaeomantidae Martynov p. 33
1962	Stefanomiopterinae Guthörl p. 67
1962	Delopteridae Zimmerman p. 1329
1963	Palaeomanteidae Kukalová p. 9
1977	Palaeomantiscidae Rasnitsyn
1992	Palaeomanteidae Carpenter
1999	Palaeomanteidae Storozhenko and Novokshonov p. 2
1999	Palaeomantiscidae Storozhenko and Novokshonov p. 2
2002	Palaeomantidae Zhuzhgova
2004	Palaeomantidae Beckemeyer p. 218
2004	Palaeomanteidae Rasnitsyn p. 228
2015	Palaeomanteidae Prokop et al. p. 39
2017	Palaeomanteidae Prokop et al. p. 5

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta

Rank	Name	Author
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Clareocercaria
order	Miomoptera
family	Palaeomanteidae	()
family	Palaeomanteidae	()

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. †Palaeomanteidae Handlirsch 1906

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G. †Archisialis Martynov 1932

†Archisialis praecox Martynov 1932

G. †Belmomantis Prokop et al. 2017

†Belmomantis azari Prokop et al. 2017

G. †Delopsocus Tillyard 1928

†Delopsocus elongatus Sellards 1909

†Delopsocus fasciatus Tillyard 1928

†Delopsocus furcatulus Martynov 1930

†Delopsocus kamensis Martynov 1938

Invalid names: Delopterum kamense Carpenter 1939 [objective synonym]

†Delopsocus kansanum Carpenter 1939

†Delopsocus latus Sellards 1909

†Delopsocus lepidus Kukalová 1963

†Delopsocus sinuosus Kukalová 1963

†Delopsocus stenopterus Rasnitsyn 2004

G. †Delopteriella Zalessky 1956

†Delopteriella graciosa Zalessky 1956

G. †Delopterinus Rasnitsyn 2004

†Delopterinus bicolor Rasnitsyn 2004

†Delopterinus zebra Rasnitsyn 2004

G. †Delopterum Sellards 1909

†Delopterum anale Martynov 1928

†Delopterum candidum Zhuzhgova 2002

†Delopterum commune Rasnitsyn 2004

†Delopterum hangardi Guthorl 1950

†Delopterum iljinskiense Martynova 1961

†Delopterum incertum Martynov 1928

†Delopterum insigne Martynov 1928

†Delopterum kaltanicum Martynova 1961

†Delopterum minutum Sellards 1909

Invalid names: Delopterum dunbari Tillyard 1928 [synonym]

†Delopterum pantherinum Rasnitsyn 2004

†Delopterum radtshenkoi Martynova 1961

†Delopterum rasnitsyni Novokshonov 2000

†Delopterum truncatum Kukalová 1963

†Delopterum zonatum Rasnitsyn 2004

Invalid names: Leptoneurula Martynov 1928 [synonym], Pseudomantis Martynov 1928 [synonym]

G. †Elmomantis Prokop et al. 2017

†Elmomantis engeli Prokop et al. 2017

G. †Mazonopsocus Prokop et al. 2017

†Mazonopsocus testai Prokop et al. 2017

G. †Miomatoneura Martynov 1927

†Miomatoneura angusta Kukalová 1963

†Miomatoneura candida Kukalová 1963

†Miomatoneura frigida Martynov 1927

†Miomatoneura intermedia Martynov 1928

†Miomatoneura palaeozoica Kukalová 1963

†Miomatoneura parvula Martynov 1930

†Miomatoneura permica Kukalová 1963

†Miomatoneura rotundata Martynov 1928

G. †Miomatoneurella Martynova 1958

†Miomatoneurella americana Rasnitsyn 2004

†Miomatoneurella boskovicensis Kukalová 1963

†Miomatoneurella reducta Martynova 1958

†Miomatoneurella rossoshana Rasnitsyn and Aristov 2013

G. †Miomatoneurites Zalessky 1956

†Miomatoneurites sylvaensis Zalessky 1956

G. †Neodelopterum Rasnitsyn 2004

†Neodelopterum anomalum Rasnitsyn 2004

G. †Palaeomantina Rasnitsyn 1977

†Palaeomantina pentamera Rasnitsyn 1977

G. †Palaeomantis Handlirsch 1904

†Palaeomantis aestiva Novokshonov 2000

†Palaeomantis apicalis Rasnitsyn 2004

†Palaeomantis hangardi Guthörl 1962

†Palaeomantis laeta Novokshonov and Zhuzhgova 2002

†Palaeomantis ostertali Guthörl 1962

†Palaeomantis schmidti Handlirsch 1904

Invalid names: Palaeomantis aequalis Martynov 1928 [synonym]

†Palaeomantis sylvaensis Martynov 1940

†Palaeomantis tshekardensis Novokshonov 2000

Invalid names: Stefanomioptera Guthörl 1962 [synonym]

G. †Permodelopterum Kukalová 1963

†Permodelopterum obscurum Kukalová 1963

G. †Permonia Kukalová 1963

†Permonia arta Kukalová 1963

†Permonia insolida Kukalová 1963

†Permonia permoni Kukalová 1963

G. †Permonikia Kukalová 1963

†Permonikia permoniki Kukalová 1963

G. †Perunopterum Kukalová 1963

†Perunopterum corium Kukalová 1963

†Perunopterum lepidum Kukalová 1963

†Perunopterum lumbiforme Kukalová 1963

†Perunopterum macrum Kukalová 1963

†Perunopterum mirum Kukalová 1963

†Perunopterum peruni Kukalová 1963

†Perunopterum saxeum Kukalová 1963

G. †Saaromioptera Guthörl 1963

†Saaromioptera jordani Guthörl 1963

G. †Sellardsiopsis Zalessky 1939

†Sellardsiopsis conspicua Zalessky 1939

Invalid names: Miomantisca clara Zalessky 1956 [synonym], Miomoptilon pusillus Zalessky 1956 [synonym], Palaeomantisca lata Martynov 1940 [synonym], Paramioma palida Zalessky 1956 [synonym]

Invalid names: Miomantisca Zalessky 1956 [synonym], Miomoptilon Zalessky 1956 [synonym], Palaeomantisca Martynov 1940 [synonym], Paramioma Zalessky 1956 [synonym]

G. †Stigmodelopterum Rasnitsyn 2004

†Stigmodelopterum pterostigmalis Rasnitsyn 2004

G. †Tridelopterum Rasnitsyn 2004

†Tridelopterum indebitum Rasnitsyn and Aristov 2013

†Tridelopterum variegatum Rasnitsyn 2004

Invalid names: Archisialidae Martynov 1932 [synonym], Delopteridae Sellards 1909 [synonym], Palaeomantiscidae Rasnitsyn 1977 [synonym], Stefanomiopterinae Guthörl 1962 [invalid subgroup]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Changhsingian or 309.80000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (37 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.5	USA (Illinois)	Mazonopsocus testai (188251)
Stephanian A	305.1 - 301.5	Germany	Saaromioptera jordani, Stefanomioptera hangardi, Stefanomioptera ostertali (123835)
Asselian	298.9 - 295.5	Czech Republic	Delopterum sp., Delopterum sinuosum, Delopterum truncatum, Delopterum lepidum, Perunopterum sp., Perunopterum peruni, Perunopterum corium, Perunopterum mirum, Perunopterum macrum, Perunopterum saxeum, Permodelopterum obscurum, Permodelopterum lumbiformis, Permodelopterum lepidum, Miomatoneura candida, Miomatoneura permica, Miomatoneura angusta, Miomatoneurella boskovicensis, Permonikia permoniki, Permonia permoni, Permonia arta, Permonia insolida (114186) Miomatoneura palaeozoica (114187) Perunopterum peruni (114188)
Asselian	298.9 - 295.5	USA (New Mexico)	Delopterum sp., Delopterum commune, Neodelopterum anomalum (124385) Palaeomanteidae indet., Delopterinus bicolor (124387) Palaeomantis apicalis, Delopsocus stenopterus, Delopterum zonatum, Delopterum commune, Delopterum pantherinum, Miomatoneurella americana, Delopterinus zebra, Delopterinus bicolor, Stigmodelopterum pterostigmalis, Tridelopterum variegatum (124386)
Artinskian	290.1 - 279.3	USA (Kansas)	Delopteridae indet., Delopterum minutum, Delopterum dunbari, Delopsocus elongatus, Delopsocus fasciatus, Delopsocus latus (111219) Delopterum latum (114152) Delopterum minutum, Delopterum elongatum (111319) Delopterum minutum, Delopterum elongatum, Delopterum kansanum (114151) Delopterum minutum, Delopterum elongatum, Delopterum latum (111320) Delopterum minutum, Delopterum elongatum, Delopterum latum, Urba punctata (21979) Elmomantis engeli (114450)
Artinskian	290.1 - 279.3	France (Languedoc)	Palaeomantis sp. (105044)
Artinskian	290.1 - 279.3	USA (Oklahoma)	Delopterum latum (104816) Delopterum minutum, Delopterum elongatum, Delopterum latum (104826)
Kungurian	279.3 - 272.3	Russian Federation (Suksun)	Palaeomantina pentamera, Palaeomantis aestiva, Delopterum rasnitsyni, Palaeomantis laeta (108206) Palaeomantis sylvaensis (113379) Palaeomantisca lata (116641)
Kungurian	279.3 - 272.3	Russian Federation (Perm)	Delopteriella graciosa (111218)
Kungurian	279.3 - 272.3	Russian Federation	Delopterum candidum, Palaeomantis aestiva, Palaeomantis tshekardensis (107787) Palaeomantis aestiva (114207) Sellardsiopsis conspicua (196228) Sellardsiopsis conspicua, Miomantisca clara, Miomoptilon pusillus, Miomatoneurites sylvaensis, Paramioma palida (102504)
Roadian	272.3 - 268.8	Russian Federation (Kazan)	Pseudomantis sp., Miomatoneura sp., Palaeomantis schmidti, Miomatoneura parvula, Pseudomantis furcatula (116803)
Roadian	272.3 - 268.8	Russian Federation	Palaeomantis schmidti (127928) Palaeomantis schmidti, Palaeomantis aequalis, Pseudomantis minuta, Pseudomantis incerta, Leptoneurula insignis, Leptoneurula analis (116456)
Roadian	272.3 - 268.8	Russian Federation (Arkangelsk)	Archisialis praecox (111187) Miomatoneura frigida, Miomatoneura rotundata, Miomatoneura intermedia (116535)
Roadian	272.3 - 268.8	Russian Federation (Kemerovo)	Delopterum radtshenkoi, Delopterum kaltanicum (122568)
Wordian	266.9 - 264.28	Russian Federation (Kemerovo)	Miomatoneurella reducta, Delopterum iljinskiense (122566)
Wordian	266.9 - 264.28	Russian Federation (Udmurtia)	Miomatoneurella rossoshana (103502)
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	Russian Federation (Vologda)	Tridelopterum indebitum (104754)
Changhsingian	254.17 - 252.17	Australia (New South Wales)	Belmomantis azari (122433)
Changhsingian	254.17 - 252.17	South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal)	Palaeomantis sp. (14356)