Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1976. Neosecoptera, a new insect suborder based on specimen discovered in the late Carboniferous of Tasmania. Alcheringa 1:227-234
Parent taxon: Palaeodictyoptera according to F. M. Carpenter 1992
Sister taxa: Achaeoptilus, Archaemegaptilidae, Archaeoptilus, Bathytaptus, Breyeriidae, Campteroneura, Cryptoveniidae, Dictyoneurina, Diexodus, Dyscritus, Elmoboriidae, Eubleptidae, Eugereonidae, Eurydictyella, Fouqueidae, Frankenholziina, Graphiptilidae, Heolidae, Homoiopteridae, Homothetidae, Hypermegethidae, Idoptilus, Lamproptilidae, Leipsanon, Lithentomum, Lithomantidae, Lycocercidae, Mecynopteridae, Mecynostomatidae, Megaptilidae, Mongolianidae, Neopalaeodictyoptera, Orthocostidae, Orthogonophora, Palaeodictyopteron, Palaiotaptus, Paramegaptilus, Parapaolia, Peromapteridae, Polycreagridae, Protagrionidae, Pseudohomothetus, Pseudopalingenia, Pseudopaolia, Pteronidiidae, Rochdalia, Roechlingiidae, Saarlandiidae, Spilapteridea, Spongoneura, Straeleniellidae, Stygnidae, Titanophasma, Triplosobidae, Turnbullia, Xenoneura
Subtaxa: Psychroptilus
Type: Psychroptilus
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