Eorpidae

Eorpa elverumi

Eorpa cf. E. ypsipeda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mecoptera

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Mecoptera

Subordo:Pistillifera
Superfamilia:Panorpoidea
Familia: Eorpidae
Genus: †Eorpa

Name

†Eorpidae Archibald, Mathewes, & greenwood, 2013

Etymology

• "The family name is formed from that of the type genus Eorpa and the suffix "-idae", as prescribed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature article 29 (International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature 1999)."

References

Primary references

• Archibald, S.B., Mathewes, R.W. & Greenwood, D.R. 2013. The Eocene apex of panorpoid scorpionfly family diversity. Journal of Paleontology 87(4): 677–695. doi:10.1666/12-129. ISSN 0022-3360.  Reference page.