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Taxonomy of Order Megasecoptera Rohdendorf, 1961
Extinct order


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Palaeodictyopteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1961
83
262
535
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Megasecoptera
Rohdendorf, 1961
Extinct order
30
78
183
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Megasecoptera Rohdendorf, 1961
FamilyAlectoneuridae
Kukalova-Peck, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyAnchineuridae
Carpenter, 1963
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyAncopteridae
Kukalova-Peck, 1975
2
2
Genera
Species
FamilyArcioneuridae
Kukalova-Peck, 1975
2
2
Genera
Species
FamilyAspidohymenidae
Martynov, 1930
1
2
Genus
Species
FamilyAspidothoracidae
Handlirsch, 1919
1
8
Genus
Species
FamilyAykhalidae
Sinitshenkova, 1994
3
4
Genera
Species
FamilyBardohymenidae
Zalessky, 1937
10
17
Genera
Species
FamilyBrodiidae
Handlirsch, 1906
4
14
Genera
Species
FamilyBrodiopteridae
Carpenter, 1963
1
5
Genus
Species
FamilyCarbonopteridae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyCaulopteridae
Kukalova-Peck, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyCorydaloididae
Handlirsch, 1906
2
6
Genera
Species
FamilyDictyoneurellidae
Kukalova-Peck, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyEngisopteridae
Kukalova-Peck, 1975
1
2
Genus
Species
FamilyEubleptidae
Handlirsch, 1906
2
3
Genera
Species
FamilyFioririidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyFoririidae
Handlirsch, 1919
2
1
Genera
Species
FamilyHanidae
Kukalova-Peck, 1975
3
4
Genera
Species
FamilyIschnoptilidae
Carpenter, 1951
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyMischopteridae
Handlirsch, 1906
3
10
Genera
Species
FamilyMoravohymenidae
Kukalova-Peck, 1972
3
3
Genera
Species
FamilyNamurodiaphidae
Kukalová-Peck & Brauckmann, 1990
2
2
Genera
Species
FamilyPersonidae
Gray, 1854
6
40
Genera
Species
FamilyPiesbergpteridae
1
0
Genus
Species
FamilyProtohymenidae
Tillyard, 1924
9
30
Genera
Species
FamilyScytohymenidae
Martynov, 1937
4
5
Genera
Species
FamilySphecopteridae
Carpenter, 1951
3
12
Genera
Species
FamilyVorkutiidae
Rohdendorf, 1947
5
5
Genera
Species
FamilyXenopteraidae
Pinto, 1986
1
1
Genus
Species
GenusAnthracopalara
Handlirsch, 1904
1Species
GenusCarbonoptera
Guthörl, 1941
0Species
GenusPalaeohymen
Hong, 1985
0Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Megasecoptera
GermanAusgestorbene Insekten-Ordnung
EnglishExtinct order


Distribution and Species lists of Megasecoptera Rohdendorf, 1961
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Angola
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Argentina
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Australia
2 Families  2 Genera  7 Species
Bahamas
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Barbados
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Benin
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Bolivia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Brunei
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Chile
1 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
China
5 Families  8 Genera  13 Species
Colombia
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
Comoros
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Cook Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
1 Family  1 Genus  5 Species
Cuba
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Czech Republic
8 Families  9 Genera  10 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Dominica
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Ecuador
1 Family  1 Genus  6 Species
Egypt
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Eritrea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Fiji
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
France
8 Families  11 Genera  18 Species
Gabon
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Gambia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
8 Families  8 Genera  11 Species
Ghana
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Greece
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Grenada
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Guinea
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Haiti
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
India
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
Indonesia
1 Family  1 Genus  7 Species
Israel
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Jamaica
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Japan
1 Family  1 Genus  10 Species
Jordan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
Kiribati
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Libya
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
1 Families  2 Genera  5 Species
Malaysia
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
Maldives
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritania
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
1 Family  1 Genus  7 Species
Micronesia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Myanmar
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
New Zealand
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Nicaragua
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Nigeria
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Niue
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Oman
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Pakistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Palau
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
1 Family  1 Genus  6 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
Peru
1 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Philippines
1 Family  1 Genus  14 Species
Portugal
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Republic South Africa
2 Families  2 Genera  6 Species
Russia
8 Families  17 Genera  26 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Samoa
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Seychelles
1 Family  1 Genus  5 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Singapore
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  8 Species
Somalia
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
Spain
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Family  1 Genus  5 Species
Suriname
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Sweden
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Switzerland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
1 Family  1 Genus  6 Species
Tanzania
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Thailand
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Tonga
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Turkey
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Tuvalu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
2 Families  2 Genera  7 Species
USA
10 Families  13 Genera  34 Species
Vanuatu
1 Family  1 Genus  6 Species
Venezuela
1 Family  1 Genus  5 Species
Vietnam
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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