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Extinct family of insects
Mesopsychidae is an extinct family of
scorpionflies known from the Late Permian to Mid Cretaceous. It is part of Mesopsychoidea, a group of scorpionflies with
siphonate
proboscis . They are suggested to have been
nectarivores , feeding off the liquid pollination drops and acting as pollinators for now extinct
insect pollinated
gymnosperms such as
Bennettitales .
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Systematics
Afristella Riek 1974
Molteno Formation , South Africa, Late Triassic (
Carnian )
Allochorista Hong 2007
Tongchuan Formation , China, Middle Triassic (
Ladinian )
Baissopsyche Novokshonov and Sukacheva 2001
Sharin-Gol Formation , Mongolia, Early Cretaceous (
Barremian ),
Zaza Formation , Russia, Early Cretaceous (
Aptian )
Epicharmesopsyche Shih et al. 2013
Daohugou , China, Middle Jurassic (
Callovian )
Ferghanopsyche Martynov 1937
Sulyukta Formation ,
Kyrgyzstan , Early Jurassic (
Toarcian )
Lichnomesopsyche Ren et al. 2009 Daohugou, China, Callovian
Mesopanorpodes Ren et al. 2009
Vokhma Formation , Russia, Late Permian (
Changhsingian ),
Ashfield Shale , Australia, Middle Triassic (
Anisian ), Tongchuan Formation, China, Ladinian
Mesopsyche Tillyard 1917 (Possibly
paraphyletic
[1] )
Vyazniki Formation ,
Mal'tseva Formation , Russia, Changhsingian,
Blackstone Formation , Australia, Late Triassic (
Norian ), Tongchuan Formation, China, Ladinian,
Madygen Formation , Kyrgyzstan, Carnian,
Amisan Formation , South Korea, Norian,
Protopivka Formation , Ukraine, Norian
Mesoses Riek 1976
Gayndah Formation , Australia, Anisian, Molteno Formation, South Africa, Carnian
Permopsyche Bashkuev 2011
Croudace Bay Formation , Australia, Changhsingian,
Poldarsa Formation , Russia, Late Permian (
Wuchiapingian )
Ptychopteropsis Martynov 1937 Sulyukta Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Toarcian
Sogdopsyche Martynov 1937
Jiulongshan Formation , China, Callovian Sulyukta Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Toarcian
Tarantogus Sukatsheva 1985
Itat Formation , Russia, Middle Jurassic (
Bajocian -
Bathonian )
Tipulidites Wieland 1925
Potrerillos Formation , Argentina, Carnian
Turanopsyche Martynov 1937 Sulyukta Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Toarcian
Undisca Sukacheva 1990
Glushkovo Formation , Late Jurassic (
Tithonian )
Vitimopsyche Novokshonov and Sukacheva 2001 Daohugou, China, Callovian,
Yixian Formation , China, Aptian Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
Xinjiangia Hong 1983
Kezileinuer Formation , Xinjiang, China, Bajocian
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