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Panorpina

Insecta - Mecoptera

Taxonomy
Panorpina was named by Willmann (1987). It is extant.

It was assigned to Panorpomorpha by Willmann (1987).

Subtaxa
Panorpini
Sister taxa
Panorpini
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2012-03-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Panorpina Willmann

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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
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderMecopteraPackard 1886
suborderPistillifera
infraorderOpisthogonopora
—Panorpomorpha
—Panorpina
—Panorpina

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. Panorpina Willmann 1987
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Unr. Panorpini Willmann 1987
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Superfm. Choristoidea Esben-Petersen 1915
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Fm. Choristidae Esben-Petersen 1915
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G. Chorista Klug 1836
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†Chorista sobrina Riek 1952
Superfm. Panorpoidea
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Fm. †Australochoristidae Krzemiński et al. 2015
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G. †Australochorista Krzemiński et al. 2015
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†Australochorista leongatha Jell and Duncan 1986
Fm. †Austropanorpidae Willmann 1977
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G. †Austropanorpa Riek 1952
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†Austropanorpa martynovae Sukatsheva 1985
Fm. †Cantabridae Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2022
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G. †Cantabra Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2022
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†Cantabra soplao Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2022
Fm. †Dinopanorpidae Carpenter 1972
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G. †Dinokanaga Archibald 2005
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†Dinokanaga andersoni Archibald 2005
†Dinokanaga dowsonae Archibald 2005
†Dinokanaga hillsi Archibald 2005
†Dinokanaga sternbergi Archibald 2005
†Dinokanaga webbi Archibald 2005
†Dinokanaga wilsoni Archibald 2005
G. †Dinopanorpa Cockerell 1925
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†Dinopanorpa megarche Cockerell 1925
Fm. †Eorpidae Archibald et al. 2013
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G. †Eorpa Archibald et al. 2013
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†Eorpa elverumi Archibald et al. 2013
†Eorpa jurgeni Archibald et al. 2013
†Eorpa ypsipeda Archibald et al. 2013
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G. †Muchoria Sukatsheva 1985
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†Muchoria reducta Sukatsheva 1985
Fm. †Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Burmorthophlebia Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2022
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†Burmorthophlebia macularis Zhang et al. 2023
†Burmorthophlebia multiprocessa Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2022
G. †Choristopanorpa Riek 1950
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†Choristopanorpa drinnani Jell and Duncan 1986
†Choristopanorpa opinata Novokshonov 2001
†Choristopanorpa ridibunda Novokshonov 2001
†Choristopanorpa temperata Novokshonov 2001
G. †Cretacochorista Jell and Duncan 1986
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†Cretacochorista parva Jell and Duncan 1986
Subfm. †Gigaphlebiinae Soszyńska-Maj and Krzemiński 2018
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G. †Gigaphlebia Soszyńska-Maj and Krzemiński 2018
G. †Longiphlebia Soszyńska-Maj and Krzemiński 2018
G. †Quadrivena Lian 2024
G. †Jiyuanphlebia Lian 2024
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G. †Juraphlebia Soszyńska-Maj and Krzemiński 2019
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†Juraphlebia eugeniae Soszyńska-Maj and Krzemiński 2019
G. †Mesopanorpa Handlirsch 1906
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†Mesopanorpa angarensis Martynov 1927
†Mesopanorpa brooksorum Jarzembowski and Soszyńska-Maj 2018
†Mesopanorpa felix Martynov 1927
†Mesopanorpa formosa Bode 1953
†Mesopanorpa gambra Lin 1980
†Mesopanorpa hartungi Brauer et al. 1889
†Mesopanorpa incerta Martynov 1927
†Mesopanorpa kuschmurunensis Martynova 1956
†Mesopanorpa maculata Handlirsch 1939
†Mesopanorpa martynovae Sukacheva 1990
†Mesopanorpa obtusa Bode 1953
†Mesopanorpa tergenica Sukacheva 1990
†Mesopanorpa turgaica Martynova 1956
†Mesopanorpa umbrata Martynov 1937
†Mesopanorpa unica Sukatsheva 1985
†Mesopanorpa unicolor Martynov 1937
G. †Mesorthophlebia Willmann 1989
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†Mesorthophlebia ampla Martynova 1948
Subfm. †Orthophlebiinae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Orthophlebia Westwood 1845
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Invalid names: Callopanorpa Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Orthophlebiites Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Orthophlebioides Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Synorthophlebia Handlirsch 1939 [synonym]
G. †Parachorista Lin 1976
G. †Parorthophlebia Bode 1953
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G. †Sinorthophlebia Lian 2025
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G. †Stenopanorpa Handlirsch 1906
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†Stenopanorpa gracilis Giebel 1856
Fm. Panorpidae Latreille 1802 [common scorpionfly]
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G. †Jurassipanorpa Ding et al. 2014
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†Jurassipanorpa impunctata Ding et al. 2014
†Jurassipanorpa sticta Ding et al. 2014
Subfm. Panorpinae Latreille 1802
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G. †Baltipanorpa Krzemiński and Soszyńska-Maj 2012
G. Panorpa Linnaeus 1758
G. †Tutujasina Sukatsheva 1985
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†Tutujasina paradoxa Sukatsheva 1985
Fm. Panorpodidae Handlirsch 1920 [short-faced scorpionfly]
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G. †Austropanorpodes Petrulevičius 2009
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†Austropanorpodes gennaken Petrulevičius 2009
G. Panorpodes MacLachlan 1875
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†Panorpodes brevicauda Hagen 1856
†Panorpodes gedanensis Soszyńska-Maj and Krzemiński 2015
†Panorpodes hageni Carpenter 1954
†Panorpodes weitschati Soszyńska-Maj and Krzemiński 2013
Invalid names: Electropanorpa Carpenter 1931 [synonym]
Fm. †Protorthophlebiidae Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2019
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G. †Protorthophlebia Tillyard 1933
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Subg. †Protorthophlebia (Isophlebia) Hong and Zhang 2004
Subg. †Protorthophlebia (Mecynophlebia) Hong and Zhang 2004
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Invalid names: Protorthophlebia (Mecynorthophlebia) Hong and Zhang 2004 [synonym]
Subg. †Protorthophlebia (Psomophlebia) Hong and Zhang 2004
†Protorthophlebia aksaji Martynova 1948
†Protorthophlebia egloni Martynova 1948
†Protorthophlebia hebes Sukatsheva 1985
†Protorthophlebia ladinica Hong et al. 2002
†Protorthophlebia latipennis Tillyard 1933
†Protorthophlebia lecta Sukatsheva 1985
†Protorthophlebia obscura Martynov 1925
†Protorthophlebia punctata Soszyńska-Maj et al. 2019
†Protorthophlebia triassica Hong et al. 2002
†Protorthophlebia yanqingensis Hong and Xiao 1997
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Anisian to the top of the Messinian or 246.70000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 241.464 Ma

Collections (166 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Australia (New South Wales) Choristopanorpa bifasciata (106483)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Choristopanorpa opinata (106090 113406) Choristopanorpa opinata, Choristopanorpa ridibunda (110763) Choristopanorpa ridibunda (110765) Choristopanorpa temperata (105007)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0China (Shaanxi) Protorthophlebia triassica, Protorthophlebia ladinica, Protorthophlebia curta, Orthophlebia ladinica (117138) Protorthophlebia triassica, Protorthophlebia ladinica, Protorthophlebia prajna, Orthophlebia xiangyu (183209)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Xinjiang) Protorthophlebia macula (156325)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Australia (Queensland) Orthophlebidae indet. (111558)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) Orthophlebia communis (124687) Orthophlebia communis, Orthophlebia liassica, Orthophlebioides anglicus (115222) Orthophlebia gracilis (139595) Orthophlebia liassica (114643 114677 114680) Orthophlebia liassica, Chauliodes sp. 3 (113961) Orthophlebia liassica, Orthophlebia pictipennis, Orthophlebia confusa (115223) Panorpa liassica, Orthophlebia simillima (115220) Protorthophlebia latipennis, Orthophlebia liassica (113957)
Rhaetian - Early/Lower Hettangian205.7 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Orthophlebia communis, Chauliodes sp. (124688)
Rhaetian - Hettangian205.7 - 199.5United Kingdom Orthophlebia pygmaea, Orthophlebia bella (139594)
Rhaetian - Hettangian205.7 - 199.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Orthophlebia nana, Orthophlebia laesa, Orthophlebioides stigmaticus, Orthophlebioides furcatus, Orthophlebioides parvulus (139593)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Orthophlebia liassica (113960) Protorthophlebia latipennis, Orthophlebia communis, Orthophlebia liassica (113956)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Orthophlebia liassica (115224)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Orthophlebia pictipennis (123982)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Kyrgyzstan (Tonskiy) Mesopanorpa obscura, Mesopanorpa kuliki, Orthophlebia effusa, Orthophlebia varia, Protorthophlebia aksaji (105086) Protorthophlebia latipennis, Orthophlebia maculata, Mesopanorpa hartungi, Orthophlebia extensa, Mesopanorpa obscura, Mesopanorpa umbrata, Mesopanorpa unicolor, Orthophlebia curta, Orthophlebia churabica, Orthophlebia effusa, Orthophlebia varia, Orthophlebia vernacula, Mesopanorpa palmaris, Mesopanorpa ampla, Protorthophlebia egloni, Protorthophlebia aksaji, Orthophlebia rossica (105087)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9China (Xinjiang) Protorthophlebia latipennis, Mesopanorpa obscura, Orthophlebia latebrosa, Orthophlebia colorata, Mesopanorpa brodiei, Mesopanorpa kuliki, Mesopanorpa densa, Mesopanorpa monstrosa, Protorthophlebia badaowanica, Protorthophlebia karamayiensis (103480)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Orthophlebia communis, Chauliodes sp. (133185)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Russian Federation (Kemerovo) Tutujasina paradoxa (125231)
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Kazakhstan Mesopanorpa kuschmurunensis (172378) Mesopanorpa sp. (172379 172380) Mesopanorpa turgaica (172377) Orthophlebia pulchra (172375) Orthophlebia sp. (172376)
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Kazakhstan Mesopanorpa praeangustipennis (172381)
Obtusum199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Orthophlebia capillata (114638) Protorthophlebia latipennis (114637)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9China (Jiangxi) Protorthophlebia latipennis (156323)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Kyrgyzstan Orthophlebia aequalis (114701)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Orthophlebia brodiei (153651)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Niedersachsen) Orthophlebia brunsvicensis (107556) Orthophlebia compacta, Orthophlebia latipennisimilis, Orthophlebia diminuta, Orthophlebia formosa, Synorthophlebia speciosa, Synorthophlebia obtusa (105002) Orthophlebia fallerslebensis (108447) Orthophlebia formosa (107343) Orthophlebia latipennisimilis (107344) Parorthophlebia grasselensis, Orthophlebia latipennisimilis (107321) Protorthophlebia cuneata (107323)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany Orthophlebia geinitzi, Orthophlebia germanica, Synorthophlebia dubia, Orthophlebia elongata, Orthophlebioides fuscipennis, Synorthophlebia vicina, Synorthophlebia elegans, Synorthophlebia liadis, Orthophlebiites radialis, Synorthophlebia maculata, Orthophlebia intermedia, Orthophlebia intermedia (123987)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Orthophlebia brunsvicensis, Orthophlebia germanica, Orthophlebia elongata (114993)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Germany Orthophlebia elongata (192037)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom (England) Orthophlebia brodiei (132073) Orthophlebia sp. (234545)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany Orthophlebioides limnophilus (131767)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Kyrgyzstan Mesopanorpa unicolor (114705) Orthophlebia angustata (114704) Orthophlebia extensa, Orthophlebia shurabica, Orthophlebia venosa, Mesopanorpa umbrata (114702) Orthophlebia rotundipennis (114703)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Russian Federation (Irkutsk) Mesopanorpa angarensis, Mesopanorpa incerta (114694) Orthophlebia latebrosa (104946) Orthophlebia lauta, Orthophlebia retorrida (113471) Orthophlebia martynovae (105019) Panorpa hartungi (114696)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7China (Guangxi) Protorthophlebia latipennis, Protorthophlebia deformis, Mesopanorpa enormis (151540)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Orthophlebia jejuna, Orthophlebiinae indet. (110819)
Toarcian - Aalenian184.2 - 170.9China (Hebei) Protorthophlebia yangjuanxiangensis (164199)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9China (Shaanxi) Orthophlebia lini (222545 230680)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2China (Xinjiang) Orthophlebia exculpta, Protorthophlebia strigata (117193)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Gansu) Orthophlebia quadrimacula (154785)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3China (Anhui) Orthophlebia rotundipennis (106695)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Orthophlebia sp., Mesopanorpa sp., Orthophlebia obunca, Orthophlebiinae indet. (118010)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Mongolia Orthophlebia mongolica (119621)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5China (Henan) Protorthophlebia sp., Orthophlebiidae indet., Orthophlebia quadrimacula, Protorthophlebia gracilis, Protorthophlebia curvata, Jiyuanphlebia incompleta, Orthophlebia picta, Quadrivena jiyuanensis (202211)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Liaoning) Jibeiorthophlebia internata, Jibeiorthophlebia xiafanzhangziensis (113475)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Hebei) Mesopanorpa luanpingensis (154786) Protorthophlebia yaogouensis (154788)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Beijing Shi) Protorthophlebia yanqingensis (162200)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Nei Mongol) Juraphlebia eugeniae (172659) Jurassipanorpa impunctata, Jurassipanorpa sticta, Longiphlebia stigmosa (155751) Orthophlebia chinensis, Juraphlebia eugeniae, Protorthophlebia punctata (112663 196979) Orthophlebia extensa, Mesopanorpa densa, Mesopanorpa luanpingensis, Orthophlebia elenae, Juraphlebia eugeniae (123761 183155) Orthophlebia extensa, Mesopanorpa luanpingensis, Orthophlebia elenae (113360) Orthophlebia extensa, Mesopanorpa luanpingensis, Orthophlebia elenae, Juraphlebia eugeniae (211893) Orthophlebia extensa, Orthophlebia nervulosa, Orthophlebia stigmosa (113365) Orthophlebia riccardii, Orthophlebia nervulosa, Orthophlebia stigmosa (117610)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Russian Federation (Buryat) Mesopanorpa unica, Protorthophlebia lecta, Muchoria reducta (105017)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8China (Hebei) Longiphlebia incompleta (224167)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Russian Federation (Buryat) Mesopanorpa sp. (125482) Protorthophlebia hebes (114614)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Kazakhstan Mesopanorpa felix (114692) Orthophlebia elenae (105971 122330) Orthophlebia elenae, Orthophlebia longicauda (105426) Orthophlebia grandis (105970) Orthophlebia grandis, Orthophlebia phryganoides (115717) Orthophlebia heidemariae (106101) Orthophlebia maculata (114693) Orthophlebioides obscurus (31311)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Orthophlebia lithographica (105797)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation Mesopanorpa tergenica (138150) Orthophlebia bolboica (150500) Orthophlebidae indet. (123198)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Mongolia Orthophlebia shartegica (118966 121394 152133) Orthophlebia sp., Orthophlebia gubini, Orthophlebia shartegica, Orthophlebiidae indet. (104748)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation (Chita) Mesopanorpa martynovae (119397) Orthophlebidae indet. (114307) Panorpoidea indet. (125407)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) Orthophlebia sp. 2, Orthophlebia sp. 1 (104008)
Valanginian - Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77China (Hebei) Sinorthophlebia weichangensis (276554)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (Surrey) Mesopanorpa brooksorum (74972)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (England) Mesopanorpa brooksorum (106417)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Zhejiang) Mesopanorpa gambra (155607) Mesopanorpa yaojiashanensis (155606)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Russian Federation (Chita) Panorpoidea indet. (151642 153644)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Orthophlebiinae indet. (28006)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Orthophlebia liaoningensis (106966 138436)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Chita) Orthophlebia fracta (138072) Orthophlebia karabonica (126001) Panorpoidea indet. (153643)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) Orthophlebiidae indet. (113349 113350)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Australia (Victoria) Choristopanorpa drinnani, Prochoristella leongatha, Cretacochorista parva, Orthophlebiidae indet. (77192)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2China (Beijing Shi) Orthophlebia fanshanensis (106965)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Spain Cantabra soplao (109438)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Burmorthophlebia macularis (165561) Burmorthophlebia multiprocessa (187929)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Chubut) Austropanorpodes gennaken (75178)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Australia (Queensland) Austropanorpa australis, Chorista sobrina (125666 215302)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) Dinopanorpa sp. (123616)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Dinokanaga dowsonae (119948) Dinokanaga dowsonae, Eorpa sp. (119946) Dinokanaga hillsi (144346) Dinokanaga hillsi, Dinokanaga dowsonae, Eorpa ypsipeda (144347) Dinokanaga hillsi, Eorpa ypsipeda (103205 144345) Dinokanaga webbi (113148) Dinokanaga wilsoni (144348) Eorpa sp., Panorpidae indet. (31677) Eorpa ypsipeda (147813)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) Dinokanaga dowsonae, Dinokanaga andersoni, Eorpa ypsipeda, Eorpa elverumi (103206) Dinokanaga dowsonae, Dinokanaga sternbergi (104761) Eorpa elverumi (147823) Eorpa sp. (147824 147825) Eorpa ypsipeda (147822)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Panorpodes gedanensis (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Panorpodes brevicauda, Panorpodes hageni, Panorpa obsoleta, Panorpa mortua (124205) Panorpodes weitschati (110735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Baltipanorpa damzeni, Panorpodes brevicauda, Panorpodes weitschati, Baltipanorpa oppressiva (123215) Panorpa brevicauda (120811)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Panorpa arctiiformis (106381) Panorpa rigida (106384)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Dinopanorpa megarche (122745)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Panorpa gracilis, Panorpa rottensis, Panorpa maculatuosa (122010)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Panorpa sp. (224364)