Meganeuridae
Extinct genus of dragonfly-like insects
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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]
| Meganeuridae Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of Meganeura monyi | |
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| Life restoration of Meganeurites gracilipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | †Meganisoptera |
| Family: | †Meganeuridae Handlirsch, 1906 |
Genera
These genera belong to the family Meganeuridae:
Subfamily Carpentertypinae
- Carpentertypus Zessin, 1983
Subfamily Meganeurinae
- Meganeura Brongniart, 1885
- Meganeuropsis Carpenter, 1939
- Meganeurula Handlirsch, 1906
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 belong 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
Gallery
Arctotypus intermedius (often erroneously considered a fossil of Meganeura)
Boltonites radstockensis
Gallotupus oudardi
Gilsonia titana
Meganeurina confusa
Meganeurites gracilipes
Meganeurula selysii
Tupus permianus
