Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1881. The new British Carboniferous insects, with remarks on those already known. Geological Magazine, Decade II 8(7):293-299
Parent taxon: Palaeodictyoptera according to H. Bolton 1921
Sister taxa: Achaeoptilus, Archaemegaptilidae, 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, Psychroptilidae, Pteronidiidae, Rochdalia, Roechlingiidae, Saarlandiidae, Spilapteridea, Spongoneura, Straeleniellidae, Stygnidae, Titanophasma, Triplosobidae, Turnbullia, Xenoneura
Subtaxa: Archaeoptilus ingens, Archaeoptilus lucasi
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