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Checklist for Order Meganisoptera Martynov, 1932 (Griffinflies)
and region Wellington Formation (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
123
256
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
122
255
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
17
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
12
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Meganisoptera
Martynov, 1932
Griffinflies, Griffinfly
1
5
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wellington Formation
1 Family width 10 Species
Meganeuridae Handlirsch, 190610SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wellington Formation
5 Genera with 10 Species
Meganeuropsis Carpenter, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Megatypus Tillyard, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Oligotypus Carpenter, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Shenzhousia Zhang & Hong, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tupus Sellards, 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wellington Formation
10 Species
Meganeuropsis americana F. M. Carpenter, 1947
Meganeuropsis permiana Carpenter, 1939
Megatypus ingentissimus Tillyard, 1925
Megatypus parvus Engel, 1998
Megatypus schucherti R. J. Tillyard, 1925
Megatypus vetustus Carpenter, 1933
Oligotypus tillyardi F. M. Carpenter, 1931
Shenzhousia readi Carpenter, 1933
Tupus gracilis Carpenter, 1947
Tupus permianus Sellards, 1906

Subnodes of Meganisoptera with occurrences in Wellington Formation
FamilyMeganeuridae
Handlirsch, 1906
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Meganisoptera at gbif.org
Meganisoptera at irmng.org