Biology:Meganeuridae

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Meganeuridae, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), meaning "large", and νεῦρον (neûron), meaning "nerve", is an extinct family of griffenflies (order Meganisoptera). There are more than 20 genera and 50 described species in Meganeuridae. This family contains the genera Meganeura and Meganeuropsis, which are two of the largest known insects.[1][2]

Genera

These genera belong to the family Meganeuridae:

Subfamily Carpentertypinae

  • Carpentertypus Zessin 1983

Subfamily Meganeurinae

Subfamily Piesbergtupinae

  • Piesbergtupus Zessin, 2006

Subfamily Tupinae

  • Arctotypus Martynov, 1932
  • Bohemiatupus Prokop & Nel, 2010
  • Boltonites Handlirsch, 1919
  • Curvitupus Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009
  • Ephemerites Geinitz, 1865
  • Gallotupus Nel, Garrouste & Roques, 2008
  • Gilsonia Meunier, 1908
  • Meganeurina Handlirsch, 1919
  • Meganeurites Handlirsch, 1919
  • Megatypus Tillyard 1925
  • Nannotupus Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009
  • Oligotypus? Carpenter 1931 (may belongs to Paralogidae[3])
  • Permotupus Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009
  • Petrotypus Zalesskii, 1950
  • Shenzhousia? Zhang & Hong, 2006
  • Stephanotypus Zessin, 1983
  • Tupus Sellards, 1906

Incertae sedis

  • Gallotupus Nel, Garrouste, & Roques, 2008

References

  1. ↑ "Meganeuridae". https://www.gbif.org/species/4682606. Retrieved 2019-10-17. 
  2. ↑ "The Paleobiology Database, family Meganeuridae". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=175718. Retrieved 2019-10-17. 
  3. ↑ Li, Yongjun; Béthoux, Olivier; Pang, Hong; Ren, Dong (2013). "Early Pennsylvanian Odonatoptera from the Xiaheyan locality (Ningxia, China): new material, taxa, and perspectives" (in en). Fossil Record 16 (1): 117–139. doi:10.1002/mmng.201300006. http://www.foss-rec.net/16/117/2013. 

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