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Neoptera
| Description | Neoptera is a classification group that includes most orders of the winged insects, specifically those that can flex their wings over their abdomens. This is in contrast with the more basal orders of winged insects (the "Palaeoptera" assemblage), which are unable to flex their wings in this way. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoptera, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus (GBIF) infraclass (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tachinidae : Neoptera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neoptera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Neoptera Wulp, 1890 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Biol. Centr. Amer., Zool., Dipt., 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 41,269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 8,999 (22%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoptera |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Blattariagenus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Cockroach | 355 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant |
| Glosselytrodea ✝ order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 63 | 279 Ma Permian | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Mixotermitoidea ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Psocodea order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Bark Louse | 237 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant |
| Ampelipteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Apheloneuridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Archaemiopteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Archipanorpidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Asiuropidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Baryshnyalidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Boltonocostidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Choristosialidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Dictyodipteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Gelasopteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Metropatoridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Micropalentomidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Perielytridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 280 Ma Permian | 280 Ma Permian | |
| Permembiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 290 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Permosialidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 48 | 296 Ma Permian | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Saurodectidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sinembiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Surijokopsocidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Synomaloptilidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Trachopterygidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Uninervidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 260 Ma Permian | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Westphalopsocidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Zygopsocidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Bruayaphis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Controversala ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Eopanorpella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Metropatorites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Oiophassus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Palaeoheteroptera ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Palaeonepidoideus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Prosigara ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Sibosmylina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Sphalmatoblattina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 303 Ma Carboniferous | 303 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Surijokocypha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Sycopteron ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Tillyardites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Triadochorista ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Trichorthophlebia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Blattoneoptera unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Clareocercaria unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 5,583 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Endoneoptera unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Exopterygota unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Hemineoptera unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Holometabola unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 30,834 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Orthoneoptera unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Polyneoptera unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 5,775 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1918 | Sycopteridae Tillyard |
| 1923 | Neoptera Martynov |
| 1928 | Neoptera Martynov p. 10 |
| 1935 | Naucoris crassus Piton p. 90 figs. Pl 4, fig 4 |
| 1940 | Dictyophara scudderi Piton p. 162 figs. Pl XVIII fig 8 |
| 1992 | Neoptera Carpenter |
| 2004 | Neoptera Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence |
| 2012 | Paraneoptera Nel et al. p. 385 |
| 2014 | Neoptera Misof et al. |
| 2015 | Neoptera Sroka et al. p. 979 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
