Meganeuridae is an extinct family of griffinfly in the order

Meganisoptera Meganisoptera is an extinct order of very large to gigantic insects, informally called griffinflies. The order was formerly named Protodonata, the "proto-Odonata", for their similar appearance and supposed relation to modern Odonata (damselflies ...

. There are more than 20 genera and 50 described species in Meganeuridae.

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the family Meganeuridae: * † '' Arctotypus'' Martynov, 1932 * † ''

Bohemiatupus ''Bohemiatupus '' is an extinct genus of griffenfly in the family Meganeuridae and containing a single species ''Bohemiatupus elegans''. The species is known only from the Late Carboniferous, Bolsovian stage, Kladno Formation near the villag ...

'' Prokop & Nel, 2010 * † '' Boltonites'' Handlirsch, 1919 * † '' Carpentertypus'' Zessin 1983 * † '' Curvitupus'' Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009 * † '' Ephemerites'' Geinitz, 1865 * † '' Gallotupus'' Nel, Garrouste & Roques, 2008 * † '' Gilsonia'' Meunier, 1908 * † ''

Meganeura ''Meganeura'' is a genus of extinct insects from the Late Carboniferous (approximately 300 million years ago). They resembled and are related to the present-day dragonflies and damselflies, and were predatory, with their diet mainly consisting of ...

'' Brongniart, 1885 * † '' Meganeurina'' Handlirsch, 1919 * † ''

Meganeuropsis ''Meganeuropsis'' is an extinct genus of griffinfly, order Meganisoptera, known from the Early Permian Wellington Formation of North America, and represents the largest known insect of all time. ''Meganeuropsis'' existed during the Artinskian ag ...

'' Carpenter, 1939 * † '' Meganeurula'' Handlirsch, 1906 * † ''

Megatypus ''Megatypus'' is an extinct genus of insect of the order Meganisoptera Meganisoptera is an extinct order of very large to gigantic insects, informally called griffinflies. The order was formerly named Protodonata, the "proto-Odonata", for thei ...

'' Tillyard 1925 * † '' Nannotupus'' Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009 * † '' Oligotypus'' Carpenter 1931 * † '' Permotupus'' Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009 * † '' Petrotypus'' Zalesskii, 1950 * † '' Piesbergtupus'' Zessin, 2006 * † '' Shenzhousia'' Zhang & Hong, 2006 * † '' Stephanotypus'' Zessin 1983 * † '' Tupus'' Sellards, 1906

References

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