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Neomegaloptera

Insecta - Megaloptera

Taxonomy
Neomegaloptera was named by Engel (2004). It is extant.

It was assigned to Megaloptera by Engel (2004).

Subtaxa
Eumegaloptera, Nothomegaloptera
Sister taxa
Eumegaloptera
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2013-12-04; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-12-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Neomegaloptera Engel

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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
—Neuropteriformia
superorderNeuropterida
—Metaxyneuroptera
—Eidoneuroptera
orderMegaloptera()
suborderNeomegaloptera
suborderNeomegaloptera

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.

Subor. Neomegaloptera Engel 2004
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Fm. Corydalidae Leach 1815 [dobsonfly]
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Subfm. Chauliodinae Davis 1903 [fishfly]
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G. Chauliodes Latreille 1796
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†Chauliodes carsteni Wichard 2003
†Chauliodes priscus Pictet and Hagen 1856
G. †Cretochaulus Ponomarenko 1976
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†Cretochaulus lacustris Ponomarenko 1976
G. †Eochauliodes Liu et al. 2012
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†Eochauliodes striolatus Liu et al. 2012
G. †Izyumochauliodes Prokin and Bashkuev 2023
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†Izyumochauliodes aristovi Prokin and Bashkuev 2023
G. †Jurochauliodes Wang and Zhang 2010
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†Jurochauliodes ponomarenkoi Wang and Zhang 2010
G. Nigronia Banks 1908
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†Nigronia prussia Liu and Ansorge 2020
Subfm. Corydalinae Leach 1815 [dobsonfly]
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G. †Corydalites Scudder 1878
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†Corydalites fecundum Scudder 1878
G. Corydalus Latreille 1802
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†Corydalus vetustus Oppenheim 1888
G. Corydalis Latreille 1802
G. †Cratocorydalopsis Jepson and Heads 2016
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†Cratocorydalopsis brasiliensis Jepson and Heads 2016
G. †Lithocorydalus Jepson and Heads 2016
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†Lithocorydalus fuscata Jepson and Heads 2016
Infraor. Nothomegaloptera Engel 2004
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Fm. Sialidae Leach 1815 [alderfly]
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Subfm. †Sharasialinae Liu et al. 2015
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G. †Sharasialis Ponomarenko 2012
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†Sharasialis fusiformis Ponomarenko 2012
Subfm. Sialinae Leach 1815
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G. Austrosialis Tillyard 1919
G. †Dobbertinia Handlirsch 1920
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†Dobbertinia reticulata Handlirsch 1920
G. †Eosialis Nel et al. 2002
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†Eosialis dorisi Nel et al. 2002
G. †Haplosialodes Huang et al. 2016
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†Haplosialodes liui Huang et al. 2016
G. Ilyobius Enderlein 1910
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†Ilyobius balticus Wichard 1997
†Ilyobius cascus Engel and Grimaldi 2007
†Ilyobius herrlingi Wichard 2002
G. Indosialis Lestage 1927
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G. †Proindosialis Nel 1988
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G. †Protosialis Weele 1909
G. Sialis Latreille 1802
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†Sialis groehni Wichard 1997
†Sialis muratensis Nel 1988
†Sialis strausi Illies 1967
†Sialis voigti Wichard and Engel 2006
Invalid names: Dobbertiniidae Handlirsch 1920 [synonym]
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 Norian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 227.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 205.7 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7Ukraine (Kharkiv) Sialidae indet., Izyumochauliodes aristovi (105057)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany Dobbertinia reticulata (123987)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Nei Mongol) Jurochauliodes ponomarenkoi (113371) Jurochauliodes ponomarenkoi, Eochauliodes striolatus (117610)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Corydalis vetusta (123985)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Corydalis vetusta (139876)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Mongolia Sharasialis fusiformis (104748)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Nei Mongol) Corydalidae indet. (103654)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) Cretochaulus lacustris (105536 105969)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation Cretochaulus sp. (138145)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Cratocorydalopsis brasiliensis, Lithocorydalus fuscata (122557)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Haplosialodes liui (161726 167760) Sialidae indet. (111688)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Corydalites fecundum (121286)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Australia (Queensland) Austrosialis sp. (139941)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Eosialis dorisi (123850)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Chauliodes carsteni, Sialis groehni (110735) Chauliodes carsteni, Sialis herrlingi (124468) Chauliodes sp., Sialis baltica, Sialis herrlingi (123770) Nigronia prussia (155982) Sialidae indet. (123771) Sialis voigti (123773 124370)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Chauliodes sp., Chauliodes carsteni (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Lithuania Sialidae indet. (123767)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Chauliodes prisca (109625)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Corydalis sp. (123945)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Türkiye Indosialis beskonakensis (123307)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Sialis casca (124231)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) Sialidae indet. (224044)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Sialis sp. (113893)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Ardeche) Sialidae indet. (122194)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Sialis muratensis, Proindosialis cantalensis (122195)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Sialis strausi (109196)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Sialis sp. (163070)