Idoptilus
Extinct genus of insects
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Idoptilus is an extinct genus of palaeodictyopterans known from the Westphalian B subage of the United Kingdom.[1] All specimens attributed to the genus are interpreted as juvenile stages, referred to as either larvae[4][5] or nymphs.[3][6] It contains two described species, Idoptilus onisciformis, known from the Round Green open cast mine, Stainborough (Barnsley, Yorkshire, England),[7][2] and Idoptilus peachii, known from Greenhill Quarry, Kilmaurs (Ayrshire, Scotland).[3] A specimen attributed to Idoptilus sp. is also known from the same site as I. onisciformis.[6]
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| Idoptilus Temporal range: | |
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| Illustration of the habitus of specimen GLAHM A.2680a, a larval exuvia of an early instar of Idoptilus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | †Palaeodictyoptera |
| Family: | †incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Idoptilus Wootton, 1972[2] |
| Type species | |
| †Idoptilus onisciformis Wootton, 1972[2] | |
| Species[3] | |
