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Checklist for Order Megasecoptera Rohdendorf, 1961 (Extinct order)
and region Upper Pennsylvanian (Upper Carboniferous)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
277
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
142
276
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Palaeodictyopteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1961
31
54
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Megasecoptera
Rohdendorf, 1961
Extinct order
9
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Pennsylvanian
9 Families width 14 Species
Aspidothoracidae Handlirsch, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Aykhalidae Sinitshenkova, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Corydaloididae Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Sphecopteridae Carpenter, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Hanidae Kukalova-Peck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Foririidae Handlirsch, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Ischnoptilidae Carpenter, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Mischopteridae Handlirsch, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Vorkutiidae Rohdendorf, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Pennsylvanian
10 Genera with 14 Species
Aspidothorax Brongniart, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Aykhal Sinitshenkova, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Corydaloides Brongniart, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocelis Brongniart, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Forcynthia Sinitshenkova, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Foriria Meunier, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ischnoptilus Brongniart, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Mischoptera Brongniart, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Psilothorax Brongniart, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Siberiohymen Rohdendorf, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Pennsylvanian
14 Species
Aspidothorax dubius A. Handlirsch, 1919
Aspidothorax triangularis A. Handlirsch, 1919
Aykhal helenae N. D. Sinits..., 1993
Corydaloides scudderi A. Handlirsch, 1919
Cyclocelis acuta C. Brongniart, 1894
Cyclocelis chatini A. Handlirsch, 1919
Cyclocelis elegantissima Meunier, 1908
Cyclocelis obscura C. Brongniart, 1894
Forcynthia cynthiae N. D. Sinits..., 2004
Foriria maculata F. Meunier, 1908
Ischnoptilus elegans C. Brongniart, 1894
Mischoptera nigra C. Brongniart, 1885
Psilothorax longicauda A. Handlirsch, 1919
Siberiohymen asiaticus B. B. Rohden..., 1961

Subnodes of Megasecoptera with occurrences in Upper Pennsylvanian
FamilyAspidothoracidae
Handlirsch, 1919
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyAykhalidae
Sinitshenkova, 1994
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorydaloididae
Handlirsch, 1906
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyFoririidae
Handlirsch, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHanidae
Kukalova-Peck, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyIschnoptilidae
Carpenter, 1951
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMischopteridae
Handlirsch, 1906
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphecopteridae
Carpenter, 1951
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVorkutiidae
Rohdendorf, 1947
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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