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Coniopterygoidea

Insecta - Neuroptera

Taxonomy
Coniopterygoidea was named by Burmeister (1839). It is extant.

It was assigned to Neuroptera by Engel et al. (2018).

Subtaxa
Coniopterygidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Coniopterygoidea Burmeister
2018Coniopterygoidea Engel et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
superorderNeuropterida
—Metaxyneuroptera
—Eidoneuroptera
orderNeuroptera
superfamilyConiopterygoidea
superfamilyConiopterygoidea

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.

Superfm. Coniopterygoidea Burmeister 1839
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Fm. Coniopterygidae Burmeister 1839 [dustywing]
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Subfm. Aleuropteryginae Enderlein 1905
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Tr. Aleuropterygini Enderlein 1905
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G. Heteroconis Enderlein 1905
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†Heteroconis zhangpuensis Chen et al. 2023
G. †Burmaleuropteryx Bai et al. 2019
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†Burmaleuropteryx meinanderi Bai et al. 2019
Tr. Coniocompsini Enderlein 1905
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G. †Archiconiocompsa Enderlein 1910
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†Archiconiocompsa prisca Enderlein 1910
G. †Geroconiocompsa Engel 2010
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†Geroconiocompsa ostara Engel 2010
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G. †Achlyoconis Engel 2016
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†Achlyoconis jiae Li et al. 2019
G. †Alboconis Nel et al. 2005
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†Alboconis cretacica Nel et al. 2005
G. †Archiconis Enderlein 1930
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†Archiconis electrica Enderlein 1930
G. †Cycloconis Li et al. 2019
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†Cycloconis maculata Li et al. 2019
G. †Gigantoconis Xiao et al. 2023
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†Gigantoconis septemimacula Xiao et al. 2023
G. †Glaesoconis Meinander 1975
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†Glaesoconis cretica Meinander 1975
†Glaesoconis nearctica Grimaldi 2000
†Glaesoconis popovi Makarkin and Perkovsky 2017
G. Hemisemidalis Meinander 1972
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†Hemisemidalis kulickae Dobosz and Krzemiński 2000
G. †Pararchiconis Nel 1991
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G. †Planiconis Xiao et al. 2023
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†Planiconis bimaculata Xiao et al. 2023
G. †Soplaoconis Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2019
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†Soplaoconis ortegablancoi Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2019
G. †Garnaconis Perrichot and Nel 2014
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†Garnaconis dupeorum Perrichot and Nel 2014
G. †Juraconiopteryx Meinander 1975
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†Juraconiopteryx zherichini Meinander 1975
G. †Libanoconis Engel 2002
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†Libanoconis fadiacra Whalley 1980
†Libanoconis siberica Makarkin and Perkovsky 2019
G. Neoconis Enderlein 1930
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†Neoconis paleocaribis Grimaldi and Engel 2013
G. †Palaeoconis Ružičková et al. 2019
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†Palaeoconis azari Ružičková et al. 2019
G. Spiloconis Enderlein 1907
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†Spiloconis eominuta Grimaldi and Engel 2013
†Spiloconis glaesaria Meinander 1998
†Spiloconis oediloma Engel and Grimaldi 2007
G. †Apoglaesoconis Grimaldi 2000
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†Apoglaesoconis ackermani Grimaldi 2000
†Apoglaesoconis luzzii Grimaldi 2000
†Apoglaesoconis swolenskyi Grimaldi 2000
Subfm. Coniopteryginae Burmeister 1839
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Tr. Coniopterygini Burmeister 1839
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G. Coniopteryx Curtis 1834
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†Coniopteryx antiquua Engel and Grimaldi 2007
†Coniopteryx timidus Hagen 1856
Tr. Conwentziini Enderlein 1905
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G. Neosemidalis Enderlein 1930
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†Neosemidalis enderleini Meunier 1910
G. Semidalis Enderlein 1905
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†Semidalis copalina Meunier 1910
†Semidalis fritschi Enderlein 1930
Invalid names: Heminiphetia Enderlein 1930 [synonym]
G. †Libanosemidalis Azar et al. 2000
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†Libanosemidalis hammanaensis Azar et al. 2000
G. †Mulleroconis Ružičková et al. 2019
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†Mulleroconis hyalina Ružičková et al. 2019
G. †Paranimboa Engel 2016
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†Paranimboa groehni Sziráki 2016
†Paranimboa litotes Engel 2016
Invalid names: Paranimboa Sziráki 2016 [synonym]
Tr. †Phthanoconini Engel 2004
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G. †Phthanoconis Engel 2004
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†Phthanoconis burmitica Engel 2004
Subfm. †Cretaconiopteryginae Liu and Lu 2017
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G. †Archaeoconis Chen et al. 2022
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†Archaeoconis zhangzhiqiae Chen et al. 2022
G. †Cretaconiopteryx Liu and Lu 2017
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†Cretaconiopteryx grandis Liu and Lu 2017
†Cretaconiopteryx zhengpengyueae Chen et al. 2022
G. †Jurasiatypus Kaddumi 2005
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†Jurasiatypus cretatus Kaddumi 2005
G. †Paradoxoconis Chen et al. 2022
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†Paradoxoconis longipalpa Chen et al. 2022
†Paradoxoconis szirakii Chen et al. 2022
G. Parasemidalis Enderlein 1905
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†Parasemidalis eocenica Nel et al. 2005
†Parasemidalis sharovi Meinander 1975
Invalid names: Gallosemidalis Nel et al. 2005 [synonym]
Subfm. †Toarciconiopteryginae Makarkin and Ansorge 2024
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G. †Toarciconiopteryx Makarkin and Ansorge 2024
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†Toarciconiopteryx dipterosimilis Makarkin and Ansorge 2024
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Holocene or 183.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.0 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Toarciconiopteryx dipterosimilis (114993)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Juraconiopteryx zherichini (106102)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Glaesoconis fadiacra (123001) Libanosemidalis hammanaensis (122471)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Jordan Jurasiatypus cretatus (124847)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Spain Soplaoconis ortegablancoi (109438)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Alboconis cretacica (99114)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Achlyoconis heptatrichia, Paranimboa litotes (123113)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Achlyoconis heptatrichia (178121) Achlyoconis heptatrichia, Cycloconis maculata, Burmaleuropteryx meinanderi, Paradoxoconis szirakii (161726) Archaeoconis zhangzhiqiae, Cretaconiopteryx zhengpengyueae (196491) Cretaconiopteryx grandis, Achlyoconis jiae (178159) Gigantoconis septemimacula, Planiconis bimaculata (165561) Glaesoconis baliopteryx, Phthanoconis burmitica (111688) Mulleroconis hyalina, Palaeoconis azari (184841) Paradoxoconis longipalpa (212006) Paranimboa groehni (172900)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Russian Federation Coniopterygidae indet., Libanoconis siberica (35051)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Garnaconis dupeorum (164386)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Apoglaesoconis cherylae, Glaesoconis nearctica, Apoglaesoconis ackermani, Apoglaesoconis swolenskyi, Apoglaesoconis luzzii (110895) Glaesoconis nearctica (123016)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation Glaesoconis cretica (122590) Glaesoconis cretica, Glaesoconis popovi (35056)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Spiloconis eominuta (124463)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Coniopteryx sp., Gallosemidalis eocenica (123850)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Coniortes timidus (120811) Hemisemidalis kulickae (110737)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Archiconiocompsa prisca (123420 124073) Geroconiocompsa ostara, Archiconiocompsa prisca (124370) Heminiphetia fritschi, Archiconis electrica (127170) Hemisemidalis sharovi (122591) Parasemidalis sp., Semidalis fritschi (110735)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Archiconiocompsa prisca (132371)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Archiconiocompsa prisca (123419)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France Pararchiconis quievreuxi (146907)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Coniopteryx antiquua (124231) Coniopteryx sp., Coniopteryx antiquua, Spiloconis glaesaria, Spiloconis oediloma, Neoconis paleocaribis (122982)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82China (Fujian) Coniopteryx sp., Heteroconis zhangpuensis (220273)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Semidalis copalina (151372)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Benin Coniopteryx enderleini (152188)