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Amphiesmenoptera

Insecta

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1781Papilionidea Laicharting
1939Necrotaulius affinis Handlirsch p. 93 figs. Pl 8, fig 153
1939Necrotaulius regularis Handlirsch p. 93 figs. Pl 9, fig 156
1939Necrotaulius vicinus Handlirsch p. 93 figs. Pl 9, fig 155
1948Amphiesmenoptera Kiriakoff
1962Necrotaulius handlirschi Fischer p. 6
2004Amphiesmenoptera Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence
2010Amphiesmenoptera Minet et al.
2010Papilionidea Vršanský et al. p. 3
2014Amphiesmenoptera Misof et al.
2014Amphiesmenoptera Peters et al.
2022Amphiesmenoptera Engel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948

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.

Superor. Amphiesmenoptera Kiriakoff 1948
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G. †Aphryganoneura Tillyard 1926
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†Aphryganoneura anomala Tillyard 1926
G. †Liadoptilia Handlirsch 1939
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†Liadoptilia misera Handlirsch 1939
Unr. Metamphiesmenoptera Engel 2022
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Unr. Euamphiesmenoptera Engel 2022
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Or. †Eocoronoptera Engel 2022
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Fm. †Eocoronidae Tindale 1980
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G. †Eocorona Tindale 1980
Unr. Panendymenoptera Engel 2022
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Unr. Endymenoptera Engel 2022
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Unr. Stelloptera Engel 2022
Or. †Tarachoptera Mey et al. 2017
Or. †Necrotrichoptera Engel 2022
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Fm. †Necrotauliidae Handlirsch 1906
Invalid names: Cladochoroptera Engel 2022 [empty]
G. †Microcarbonella Prokop et al. 2022
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†Microcarbonella paradoxa Prokop et al. 2022
Or. †Permotrichoptera Martynova 1958
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Fm. †Microptysmatidae Martynova 1958
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G. †Kamopanorpa Martynov 1928
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†Kamopanorpa aristovi Sukatsheva and Sinitshenkova 2023
†Kamopanorpa grossa Novokshonov 1993
†Kamopanorpa karaungirica Novokshonov 1993
†Kamopanorpa lata Martynov 1928
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Invalid names: Microptysmodes uralicus Martynova 1958 [synonym]
†Kamopanorpa latipennata Novokshonov 1993
†Kamopanorpa maculosa Bashkuev and Sukatsheva 2021
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Invalid names: Kamopanorpa maculata Sukatsheva and Aristov 2013 [replaced]
†Kamopanorpa mongolica Sukacheva 1992
†Kamopanorpa pritykinae Sukacheva 1976
†Kamopanorpa rasnitsyni Bashkuev and Sukatsheva 2021
†Kamopanorpa rotunda Bashkuev and Sukatsheva 2021
†Kamopanorpa rotundipennis Martynov 1932
†Kamopanorpa sibirica Martynova 1958
†Kamopanorpa sivchikovi Bashkuev and Sukatsheva 2021
†Kamopanorpa sukatchevae Novokshonov 1993
†Kamopanorpa tamarae Sukatsheva 2017
†Kamopanorpa tshepanikhensis Sukatsheva and Aristov 2013
†Kamopanorpa tyulkiana Sukatsheva 2017
†Kamopanorpa uralensis Martynov 1940
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Invalid names: Kamopanorpa fasciipennis Martynova 1942 [synonym], Kamopanorpa incerta Sukacheva 1976 [synonym], Kamopanorpa pallida Sukacheva 1976 [synonym], Uraloptysma maculata Ivanov 1992 [synonym]
Invalid names: Microptysma Martynova 1958 [synonym], Microptysmodes Martynova 1958 [synonym], Uraloptysma Ivanov 1992 [synonym]
Invalid names: Uraloptysmatidae Ivanov 1992 [synonym]
Fm. †Microptysmellidae Engel 2022
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G. †Microptysmella Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
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†Microptysmella moravica Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
Or. †Protomeroptera Engel 2022
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Fm. †Protomeropidae Tillyard 1926
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G. †Glanomerope Poschmann and Nel 2021
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†Glanomerope virgoferroa Poschmann and Nel 2021
G. †Permomerope Tillyard 1926
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†Permomerope australis Tillyard 1926
†Permomerope karaungirica Sukacheva 1976
†Permomerope nanus Riek 1953
†Permomerope natalensis Sukatsheva and Mostovski 2007
†Permomerope ramosa Sukacheva 1976
G. †Platychorista Tillyard 1926
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†Platychorista venosa Tillyard 1926
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Invalid names: Protomerope permiana Tillyard 1926 [synonym]
Invalid names: Protomerope Tillyard 1926 [synonym]
G. †Pseudomerope Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
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†Pseudomerope gallei Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
†Pseudomerope havlati Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
†Pseudomerope mareki Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
†Pseudomerope oborana Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
G. †Pseudomeropella Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
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†Pseudomeropella nekvasilovae Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
G. †Stenomerope Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
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†Stenomerope spinari Kukalová-Peck and Willmann 1990
G. †Westphalomerope Nel et al. 2007
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†Westphalomerope maryvonneae Nel et al. 2007
Invalid names: Marimerobiidae Willmann 1978 [synonym], Permomeropidae Riek 1953 [synonym], Platychoristidae Carpenter 1930 [synonym]
Fm. †Stereochoristidae Tillyard 1919
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G. †Stereochorista Tillyard 1919
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†Stereochorista frustrata Tillyard 1919
G. †Trichopteridium Geinitz 1880
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†Trichopteridium gracile Geinitz 1880
Invalid names: Necrotaulius handlirschi Fischer 1962 [nomen dubium], Necrotaulius regularis Handlirsch 1939 [nomen dubium], Necrotaulius vicinus Handlirsch 1939 [nomen dubium], Papilionidea Laicharting 1781 [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 Westphalian A to the top of the Holocene or 318.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 316.9 Ma

Collections (529 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9France Westphalomerope maryvonneae (122506)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czech Republic Phryganea kolbi, Phryganea arenacea (125662)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Czech Republic Phryganea solitaria (155300)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Germany (Lower Saxony) Microcarbonella paradoxa (224159)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Germany Glanomerope virgoferroa (112604)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic Microptysmella moravica, Protomeropidae indet., Stenomerope spinari, Pseudomeropella nekvasilovae, Pseudomerope havlati, Pseudomerope mareki, Pseudomerope oborana (114186) Pseudomerope gallei (114141)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Kansas) Platychorista venosa (111217) Platychorista venosa, Protomerope permiana (111219)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Komi) Adoptysma anomalanala (97621)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Kamopanorpa uralensis, Marimerobius sp., Marimerobius sukatchevae (114207) Marimerobius sp. (107787) Marimerobius splendens (155819) Protomeropidae indet. (102504)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Kemerovo) Microptysma sibiricum (112708)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Perm) Kamopanorpa sp. (173727) Kamopanorpa sp., Kamopanorpa tamarae, Kamopanorpa tyulkiana (103639)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Suksun) Kamopanorpa fasciipennis (116652) Kamopanorpa fasciipennis, Marimerobius sp. (116641) Kamopanorpa pritykinae, Kamopanorpa uralensis, Kamopanorpa incerta, Kamopanorpa pallida, Uraloptysma maculata, Protomeropidae indet., Marimerobius sp. (108206) Parachorista uralensis (116642) Parachorista uralensis, Kamopanorpa fasciipennis (113379) Parachorista uralensis, Kamopanorpa fasciipennis, Protomeropidae indet. (124241) Protomeropidae indet. (122753 122864)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Kamopanorpa lata (116456) Kamopanorpa rotundipennis (96860) Microptysmodes uralicus (122574)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Arkangelsk) Kamopanorpa rotundipennis (104716 104992 104993 111187)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Kemerovo) Microptysma sibiricum (122568)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Udmurtia) Kamopanorpa aristovi, Kamopanorpa maculata, Kamopanorpa grossa (104750) Kamopanorpa tshepanikhensis, Kamopanorpa maculata (103502)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Khaskassia) Kamopanorpa sp., Kamopanorpa rasnitsyni, Kamopanorpa sivchikovi, Kamopanorpa rotunda (161991)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation (Vologda) Cladochorista issadica (104754)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Mongolia Kamopanorpa sukatchevae, Microptysmodes mongolicus (97602)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) Permomerope natalensis (14361)