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Mesithoninae
Taxonomy
Mesithonidae was named by Panfilov (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Mesithone.
It was reranked as the subfamily Mesithoninae by Makarkin et al. (2012), Khramov (2013), Jepson (2015), Liu et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Neuroptera by Panfilov (1980); to Mantispidea by Engel and Grimaldi (2008); to Mantispidae by Khramov (2013); to Rhachiberothidae by Liu et al. (2015); and to Berothidae by Makarkin et al. (2012), Jepson (2015).
It was reranked as the subfamily Mesithoninae by Makarkin et al. (2012), Khramov (2013), Jepson (2015), Liu et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Neuroptera by Panfilov (1980); to Mantispidea by Engel and Grimaldi (2008); to Mantispidae by Khramov (2013); to Rhachiberothidae by Liu et al. (2015); and to Berothidae by Makarkin et al. (2012), Jepson (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1980 | Mesithonidae Panfilov p. 82 |
| 2008 | Mesithonidae Engel and Grimaldi |
| 2012 | Mesithoninae Makarkin et al. p. 58 |
| 2013 | Mesithoninae Khramov p. 222 |
| 2015 | Mesithoninae Jepson p. 426 |
| 2015 | Mesithoninae Liu 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.
Subfm. †Mesithoninae Panfilov 1980
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G. †Mesithone Panfilov 1980
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†Mesithone angusta Makarkin 1999
†Mesithone grandis Panfilov 1980
†Mesithone maculata Panfilov 1980
†Mesithone maculosa Makarkin 1999
†Mesithone magna Panfilov 1980
†Mesithone proberotha Makarkin 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 154.80000 to 119.57000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kimmeridgian | Kazakhstan | Berothone protea (106279) Mesithone gracilis (105970) Mesithone maculata, Mesithone magna, Berothone protea (113439) Mesithone protea, Mesithone grandis (105971) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Mesithone sp. (119499) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Mesithone angusta (154573) Mesithone maculosa (122548) Mesithone proberotha (119498 123465) Pseudosisyra minima (122549) |