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Mesoblattinidae

Insecta - Blattodea - Mesoblattinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Blattidium medium Heer p. 83
1886Elisama media Scudder p. 468
1886Aporoblattina butleri Scudder p. 482 figs. Pl 48 fig 15
1906Mesoblattinidae Handlirsch p. 290
1923Mesoblattinidae Tillyard
1924Mesoblattinidae Haughton
1937Mesoblattinidae Martynov p. 183
1953Mesoblattinidae Bode
1976Mesoblattinidae Riek p. 802
1985Mesoblattinidae Whalley
1986Mesoblattinidae Hong
1987Mesoblattinidae Geyer and Kleber p. 339
1995Mesoblattinidae Ren p. 50
2004Mesoblattinidae Vršanský p. 462
2005Mesoblattinidae Martins-Neto et al. p. 14
2007Mesoblattinidae Vršanský and Ansorge
2019Mesoblattinidae Hinkelman p. 231
2020Mesoblattinidae Vršanský p. 49
2021Mesoblattinidae Hinkelman p. 84
2021Mesoblattinidae Vršanský p. 23
2024Mesoblattinidae Vršanský p. 90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderBlattodea(Latreille 1810)
familyMesoblattinidae
familyMesoblattinidae

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. †Mesoblattinidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Actinoblattula Handlirsch 1906
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†Actinoblattula charlesi Laurentiaux 1946
G. †Aporoblattina Scudder 1886
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†Aporoblattina mclachlani Scudder 1886
†Aporoblattina westwoodi Scudder 1886
G. †Archimesoblatta Vršanský 2003
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†Archimesoblatta altera Vršanský 1997
†Archimesoblatta kopi Barna 2014
†Archimesoblatta piniformis Vršanský 2003
†Archimesoblatta tendencia Vršanský 2003
G. †Artitocoblatta Handlirsch 1906
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†Artitocoblatta gossi Scudder 1886
†Artitocoblatta hispanica Whalley and Jarzembowski 1985
G. †Austroblattula Tillyard 1919
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†Austroblattula ipsviciensis Tillyard 1919
G. †Basiblattina Zhang 1997
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†Basiblattina conformis Zhang 1997
G. †Beviblattina Vršanský 2004
G. †Blattidium Westwood 1854
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†Blattidium fragile Heer 1868
†Blattidium molossus Westwood 1854
†Blattidium symyrus Westwood 1854
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Invalid names: Blattidium nogaus Westwood 1854 [objective synonym]
G. †Breviblattina Vršanský 2004
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†Breviblattina minor Vršanský 2004
G. †Cuniculoblatta Hinkelman 2021
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†Cuniculoblatta brevialata Hinkelman 2021
G. †Durdlestoneia Handlirsch 1906
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†Durdlestoneia antiqua Giebel 1856
G. †Fusoblatta Hong 1980
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†Fusoblatta arcuata Hong 1980
G. †Gondwablatta Vršanský 2004
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†Gondwablatta abrahami Vršanský 2004
G. †Grandocularis Kaddumi 2005
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†Grandocularis kurnubinsi Kaddumi 2005
G. †Hispanoblatta Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Hispanoblatta sumptuosa Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Hongaya Handlirsch 1908
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†Hongaya elegans Scudder 1903
G. †Jingyuanoblatta Lin 1982
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G. †Kulmbachiellon Kuhn 1938
G. †Laiyangia Grabau 1923
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†Laiyangia delicatula Zhang 1985
†Laiyangia paradoxiformis Grabau 1923
G. †Lithoblatta Handlirsch 1906
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†Lithoblatta lithophila Germar 1839
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Invalid names: Apiaria veterana Weyenbergh 1869 [synonym], Blattidium beroldingianum Heer 1864 [synonym], Bombus conservatus Weyenbergh 1869 [synonym]
G. †Malmoblattina Handlirsch 1906
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†Malmoblattina brodiei Scudder 1886
†Malmoblattina bucktoni Scudder 1886
†Malmoblattina hopei Scudder 1886
†Malmoblattina mantelli Scudder 1886
†Malmoblattina murrayi Scudder 1886
†Malmoblattina peachi Scudder 1886
G. †Meloblatta Vršanský 2021
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†Meloblatta brezinica Vršanský 2021
G. †Mesoblatta Hinkelman 2020
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†Mesoblatta maxi Hinkelman 2020
G. †Mesoblattellina Mendes 2000
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†Mesoblattellina cretacea Mendes 2000
G. †Mesoblattina Geinitz 1880
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†Mesoblattina anceps Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina colominasi Meunier 1914
†Mesoblattina cretacea Hong 1982
†Mesoblattina damianii Mendes 2000
†Mesoblattina deichmulleri Handlirsch 1906
†Mesoblattina eatoni Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina elongatum Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina etarakan Vršanský 2024
†Mesoblattina exigua Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina fiuzai Mendes 2000
†Mesoblattina higginsii Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina kirkbyi Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina kollari Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina libanensis Káčerová and Azar 2022
†Mesoblattina maclachlani Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina minima Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina mongolica Vishnyakova 1985
†Mesoblattina multivenosa Martynov 1937
†Mesoblattina murchisoni Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina protypa Geinitz 1880
†Mesoblattina ramificata Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina recta Giebel 1856
†Mesoblattina sinica Ping 1928
†Mesoblattina stricklandi Brodie 1845
†Mesoblattina swintoni Scudder 1886
†Mesoblattina symyrus Westwood 1854
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Invalid names: Rithma morrisi Giebel 1856 [synonym]
†Mesoblattina westwoodi Scudder 1886
Subfm. †Mesoblattininae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Blattulopsis Pinto 1990
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†Blattulopsis popovi Pinto 1990
G. †Brachymesoblatta Vršanský 2003
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†Brachymesoblatta arcuata Vršanský 2003
G. †Nannoblattina Scudder 1886
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†Nannoblattina brodiei Handlirsch 1906
†Nannoblattina petulantia Whalley 1985
†Nannoblattina pinna Giebel 1856
†Nannoblattina similis Giebel 1856
†Nannoblattina woodwardi Scudder 1886
G. †Tarakanula Vršanský 2003
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†Tarakanula shcherbakovi Vršanský 2003
Subfm. †Mesoblattinopsinae Pinto 1989
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G. †Mesoblattinopsis Pinto 1989
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†Mesoblattinopsis natani Mendes 2000
G. †Mieroblattina Vršanský and Makhoul 2013
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†Mieroblattina pacis Vršanský and Makhoul 2013
G. †Mongolblatta Vršanský 2004
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†Mongolblatta accurata Vršanský 2004
†Mongolblatta sanguinea Barna 2014
†Mongolblatta sendii Hinkelman 2021
G. †Nipponoblatta Fujiyama 1974
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†Nipponoblatta suzugaminae Fujiyama 1974
G. †Nogueroblatta Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Nogueroblatta fontllongae Martínez-Delclòs 1993
†Nogueroblatta nana Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Nymphoblatta Vršanský and Grimaldi 2004
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†Nymphoblatta azari Vršanský and Grimaldi 2004
G. †Otazka Vršanský 2021
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†Otazka systematicka Vršanský 2021
G. †Pareinoblatta Handlirsch 1906
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†Pareinoblatta expuncta Scudder 1895
†Pareinoblatta sellardsi Handlirsch 1906
G. †Perlucipecta Wei and Ren 2013
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†Perlucipecta aurea Wei and Ren 2013
†Perlucipecta cosmopolitana Vršanský 2020
†Perlucipecta liangiae Vršanský 2024
†Perlucipecta vrsanskyi Wei and Ren 2013
G. †Praeblattella Vršanský 2003
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†Praeblattella arcuata Oyama et al. 2022
†Praeblattella dichotoma Vršanský 2003
†Praeblattella elegans Vršanský 1997
†Praeblattella inexpecta Oyama et al. 2022
†Praeblattella jurassica Vršanský 2020
†Praeblattella krzeminski Kováčová et al. 2023
†Praeblattella ponomarenkoi Vršanský 2003
†Praeblattella solus Majtaník 2023
†Praeblattella zrnko Vršanský 2003
G. †Pulchellablatta Martins-Neto and Gallego 2005
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†Pulchellablatta nana Martins-Neto and Gallego 2005
G. †Raptoblatta Dittmann et al. 2015
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†Raptoblatta waddingtonae Dittmann et al. 2015
G. †Rhaetoblattina Handlirsch 1908
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†Rhaetoblattina brevis Scudder 1903
G. †Rithma Giebel 1856
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†Rithma daltoni Scudder 1886
†Rithma purbeccensis Giebel 1856
†Rithma westwoodi Giebel 1856
G. †Schambeloblattina Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Sivis Vršanský 2009
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†Sivis lukashevichiae Vršanský 2024
†Sivis odpo Vršanský 2009
†Sivis tykadlo Kováčová 2023
G. †Spinaeblattina Hinkelman 2019
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†Spinaeblattina baekthoensis So and Won 2021
†Spinaeblattina myanmarensis Hinkelman 2019
†Spinaeblattina tuanwangensis Zhang et al. 2023
†Spinaeblattina yixianensis Gao et al. 2018
G. †Stantoniella Handlirsch 1907
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†Stantoniella cretacea Handlirsch 1906
G. †Stenotegmina Lin 1980
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G. †Summatiblatta Lin 1986
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G. †Turoniblatta Vršanský 2004
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†Turoniblatta israelica Vršanský 2004
G. †Voltziablatta Papier and Grauvogel-Stamm 1995
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†Voltziablatta grauvogeli Papier and Grauvogel-Stamm 1995
†Voltziablatta intercalata Papier and Grauvogel-Stamm 1995
Invalid names: Aporoblattina butleri Scudder 1886 [nomen dubium], Blattidium medium Heer 1864 [nomen nudum]
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: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Selandian or 309.80000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (136 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Blattoidea sellardsi (112630)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (West Virginia) Etoblattina expuncta (122604)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99France Voltziablatta grauvogeli (106916) Voltziablatta intercalata, Voltziablatta grauvogeli (107682)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Argentina (La Rioja) Pulchellablatta nana (122987)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Australia (Queensland) Austroblattula ipsviciensis (111558)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Vietnam Gerablattina elegans, Etoblattina brevis (152682)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Türkiye Actinoblattula charlesi (152783)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) Aporoblattina butleri (124689)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Switzerland Blattina formosa, Blattina angustata, Blattidium medium (131766)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5China (Hunan) Nipponoblatta deformis, Summatiblatta colorata, Mesoblattina xiangnanensis (155338)
Obtusum199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Nannoblattina petulantia (114637)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2China (Hubei) Mesoblattina multivenosa (151516)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Kyrgyzstan Mesoblattina multivenosa (114701)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany Blattina protypa (123987) Mesoblattina protypa (114991)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Mesoblattina protypa (114993)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Bavaria) Mesoblattina protypa (117794)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan (Yamaguchi) Nipponoblatta suzugaminae (116101)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Russian Federation (Irkutsk) Mesoblattinidae indet. (125228)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Australia (Western Australia) Mesoblattinidae indet. (140828)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Mongolia Mesoblattina mongolica (124855)
Toarcian - Aalenian184.2 - 170.9China (Hunan) Mesoblattina multivenosa (155351) Mesoblattina protypa (114577)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2China (Gansu) Mesoblattina paucivenose (155033)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Gansu) Jingyuanoblatta pluma (154783)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3Mongolia (Bayan-Khongor) Perlucipecta cosmopolitana (124340)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3China (Anhui) Mesoblattina sp., Mesoblattina wanbeiensis (106695)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Hebei) Mesoblattina sp. (156711)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Mesoblattina etarakan, Perlucipecta liangiae, Sivis lukashevichiae (105426 105970 106279) Perlucipecta liangiae (105971 113402 122330 122331) Perlucipecta liangiae, Sivis lukashevichiae (106101 113439)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Liaoning) Mesoblattina simplicis (113482) Mesoblattina sinica (156596) Mesoblattina sp. (173107)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5China (Gansu) Mesoblattina wuweiensis (151517)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5Kazakhstan Praeblattella solus (151964)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Lithoblatta lithophila (122586 139876)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Lithoblatta lithophila (123144) Mesoblattina deichmulleri (133579) Mesoblattina lithophila (133578) Musca lithophila (123985) Musca lithophila, Bombus conservatus, Apiaria veterana (123906)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Blattidium beroldingianum (155298)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Mongolia (Bayan-Khongor) Praeblattella jurassica (122322)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Mongolia Breviblattina minor (125981) Breviblattina minor, Mongolblatta accurata (104748) Mongolblatta accurata (121393 121394 164965)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0United Kingdom (England) Blattidium nogaus, Blattidium symyrus, Blattidae indet., Orthoptera indet., Phryganeidae indet., Orthoptera indet., Blattidae indet. (105966)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Blattidae indet. 1 (127481) Nannoblattina woodwardi (133536)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Israel Gondwablatta abrahami (84472)
Berriasian - Barremian143.1 - 121.4Thailand Praeblattella krzeminski (122855)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) Blatta stricklandi, Blattidae indet. 2, Corydalis sp. 1, Corydalis sp. 4, Corydalis sp. 2, Corydalis sp. 6 (104008)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Blattidium molossus, Insecta indet., Neuroptera indet., Blattidae indet. (117342) Rithma westwoodi, Rithma daltoni, Mesoblattina brodiei, Mesoblattina mantelli, Rithma gossii, Mesoblattina swintoni, Mesoblattina higginsii, Mesoblattina murrayi, Mesoblattina hopei, Mesoblattina peachii, Elisama bucktoni, Elisama kirkbyi, Aporoblattina eatoni, Aporoblattina mclachlani (133535)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Algeria Otazka systematicka, Meloblatta brezinica (123148)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (England) Mesoblattinidae indet. (119697)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Mongolia Archimesoblatta tendencia (124343)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Russian Federation (Chita) Archimesoblatta kopi, Mongolblatta sanguinea (105968)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Lebanon Mesoblattina libanensis (230287) Nymphoblatta azari (122471 123017 123416 230290)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cataluña) Artitocoblatta colominasi (118322) Artitocoblatta hispanica (118325)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain Artitocoblatta colominasi (118362) Mesoblattina colominasi, Nogueroblatta fontllongae, Nogueroblatta nana (104052 123437) Nogueroblatta nana (152690 152691)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Nipponoblatta acerba (138436) Perlucipecta aurea, Perlucipecta vrsanskyi (124759) Piniblattella yixianensis (153157)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cuenca) Hispanoblatta sumptuosa, Nogueroblatta fontllongae (152992)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2North Korea Perlucipecta aurea, Spinaeblattina baekthoensis (200272)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Jilin) Basiblattina conformis (151876)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Japan Praeblattella arcuata (233241) Praeblattella inexpecta (233240)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Shandong) Laiyangia delicatula (106313) Laiyangia paradoxiformis (128277) Spinaeblattina tuanwangensis (233208)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Mesoblattinidae indet. (122332 136020 136091)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Argentina Blattulopsis popovi (113414)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) Archimesoblatta altera (105536 105969 118216) Piniblattella altera (122551) Piniblattella elegans (157780)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mongolia Archimesoblatta altera (146608) Piniblattella altera (125186) Piniblattella altera, Archimesoblatta piniformis, Praeblattella ponomarenkoi, Brachymesoblatta arcuata (113356) Piniblattella altera, Praeblattella ponomarenkoi (121713) Piniblattella altera, Praeblattella ponomarenkoi, Praeblattella dichotoma (113359) Praeblattella dichotoma (155549) Praeblattella ponomarenkoi (121710 121714 125194 155552) Praeblattella ponomarenkoi, Praeblattella dichotoma, Praeblattella zrnko, Tarakanula shcherbakovi (113355) Praeblattella ponomarenkoi, Praeblattella dichotoma, Tarakanula shcherbakovi (155551) Praeblattella ponomarenkoi, Tarakanula shcherbakovi (113358 138924)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2China (Gansu) Mesoblattina cretacea (155013)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Blattidae indet. B (122557) Mesoblattina fiuzai, Mesoblattina damianii, Mesoblattina martinsnetoi, Mesoblattinopsis candidoi, Mesoblattinopsis natani, Mesoblattellina cretacea (123014) Raptoblatta waddingtonae (140371)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Jordan Grandocularis kurnubinsi (124847)
Albian113.2 - 100.5South Korea Mesoblattinidae indet. (184784 184788 184789) Mesoblattinidae indet., Mesoblattina sp. (184785)
Albian113.2 - 100.5South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) Mesoblattinidae indet. (184787) Mesoblattinidae indet., Mesoblattina sp. (184786)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Sivis odpo (99114)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Mesoblattininae indet. (123019)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Mesoblatta maxi (161726) Spinaeblattina myanmarensis, Mesoblatta maxi, Sivis tykadlo, Mongolblatta sendii, Cuniculoblatta brevialata (184414)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Mieroblattina pacis (152969)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Israel Turoniblatta israelica (103446)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation Perlucipecta sp. (122590)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Stantonia cretacea (122333)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Jiangsu) Stenotegmina comivana (148369)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Greenland Blattidium fragile (152291)