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Mesochrysopidae
Taxonomy
Mesochrysopidae was named by Handlirsch (1906).
It was reranked as the subfamily Mesochrysopinae by Adams (1967), Ansorge and Schlüter (1990), Nel and Henrotay (1994), Martins-Neto (1997), Martins-Neto (2002), Engel and Grimaldi (2008).
It was assigned to Hemerobioidea by Martynova (1949); to Chrysopidae by Adams (1967), Ansorge and Schlüter (1990), Nel and Henrotay (1994), Martins-Neto (1997), Martins-Neto (2002), Engel and Grimaldi (2008); to Neuroptera by Handlirsch (1906), Martynov (1927), Carpenter (1992), Menon and Makarkin (2008); and to Chrysopoidea by Nel et al. (2005), Makarkin et al. (2013).
It was reranked as the subfamily Mesochrysopinae by Adams (1967), Ansorge and Schlüter (1990), Nel and Henrotay (1994), Martins-Neto (1997), Martins-Neto (2002), Engel and Grimaldi (2008).
It was assigned to Hemerobioidea by Martynova (1949); to Chrysopidae by Adams (1967), Ansorge and Schlüter (1990), Nel and Henrotay (1994), Martins-Neto (1997), Martins-Neto (2002), Engel and Grimaldi (2008); to Neuroptera by Handlirsch (1906), Martynov (1927), Carpenter (1992), Menon and Makarkin (2008); and to Chrysopoidea by Nel et al. (2005), Makarkin et al. (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1906 | Mesochrysopidae Handlirsch p. 612 |
| 1927 | Mesochrysopidae Martynov p. 764 |
| 1949 | Mesochrysopidae Martynova |
| 1967 | Mesochrysopinae Adams p. 218 |
| 1990 | Mesochrysopinae Ansorge and Schlüter p. 88 |
| 1992 | Mesochrysopidae Carpenter |
| 1994 | Mesochrysopinae Nel and Henrotay p. 298 |
| 1997 | Mesochrysopinae Martins-Neto p. 75 |
| 2002 | Mesochrysopinae Martins-Neto p. 37 |
| 2005 | Mesochrysopidae Nel et al. p. 43 |
| 2008 | Mesochrysopinae Engel and Grimaldi |
| 2008 | Mesochrysopidae Menon and Makarkin |
| 2013 | Mesochrysopidae Makarkin et al. p. 2 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. †Mesochrysopidae Handlirsch 1906
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Subfm. †Allopterinae Zhang 1991
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G. †Caririchrysa Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1988
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†Caririchrysa confusa Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1988
†Caririchrysa criptovenata Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1988
†Caririchrysa skulda Martins-Neto 2002
G. †Karenina Martins-Neto 1997
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†Karenina borschukewitzi Nel et al. 2005
†Karenina breviptera Martins-Neto 1997
†Karenina cuneiformis Nakamine 2021
†Karenina leilana Makarkin and Menon 2005
†Karenina longicollis Makarkin and Menon 2005
Invalid names: Armandochrysopa Nel et al. 2005 [synonym]
G. †Kareninoides Yang et al. 2012
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†Kareninoides inexpectus Nel et al. 2005
†Kareninoides lii Yang et al. 2012
G. †Protoaristenymphes Nel and Henrotay 1994
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†Protoaristenymphes bascharagensis Nel and Henrotay 1994
†Protoaristenymphes daohugouensis Yang et al. 2012
G. †Tachinymphes Ponomarenko 1992
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†Tachinymphes ascalaphoides Ponomarenko 1992
†Tachinymphes koraiensis Khramov and Nam 2020
†Tachinymphes magnificus Nel et al. 2005
†Tachinymphes paicheleri Nel et al. 2005
†Tachinymphes penalveri Nel et al. 2005
Invalid names: Siniphes Ren and Yin 2002 [synonym]
Subfm. †Tachinymphinae Nel et al. 2005
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G. †Burmotachinymphes Cao et al. 2021
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†Burmotachinymphes bilobata Cao et al. 2021
†Burmotachinymphes pengi Chen et al. 2022
G. †Triangulochrysopa Nel et al. 2005
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†Triangulochrysopa formosa Menon and Makarkin 2008
†Triangulochrysopa sanzi Nel et al. 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Falciferum to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 184.20000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections (31 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Falciferum | Luxembourg | Protoaristenymphes bascharagensis (105427) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Aristenymphes perfectus, Macronympha elegans (105971) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Protoaristenymphes daohugouensis (117610) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Hageniotermes zitteli (123985) Mesochrysopa zitteli, Mesotermes heros (139551) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Termes heros (122586) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Kareninoides lii (117536) Longicellochrysa yixiana (111710) Mesascalaphus yangi (138436) Siniphes delicatus (123510) Tachinymphes magnificus (122554) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) | Triangulochrysopa sanzi, Allopterus mayorgai, Armandochrysopa inexpecta, Tachinymphes paicheleri, Tachinymphes penalveri, Nanochrysopa pumilio, Chimerochrysopa incerta (28006) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Tachinymphes ascalaphoides (105969) | |
| Aptian | China (Shandong) | Allopterus luianus (106313) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceara) | Dryellina placida (34901) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Armandochrysopa borschukewitzi, Karenina breviptera (122553) Caririchrysa criptovenata, Caririchrysa confusa (125511) Caririchrysa skulda (104659 181590) Karenina breviptera (122352) Karenina cuneiformis (219045) Mesypochrysa criptovenata (125510) Mesypochrysa criptovenata, Caririchrysa skulda (149767) Triangulochrysopa formosa, Karenina longicollis, Karenina leilana (122557) | |
| Albian | South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) | Tachinymphes koraiensis (207835) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Burmotachinymphes bilobata (161726 196491) Burmotachinymphes pengi (165561) Pedanoptera arachnophila (178121 178159 179693) |