Meganeuridae

Meganeuridae, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), meaning "large", and νεῦρον (neûron), meaning "nerve", is an extinct family of griffenflies (order Meganisoptera). There are more than 20 genera and 50 described species in Meganeuridae. This family contains the genera Meganeura and Meganeuropsis, which are two of the largest known insects.

Genera

These genera belong to the family Meganeuridae:

Subfamily Carpentertypinae

• Carpentertypus <small>Zessin, 1983</small>

Subfamily Meganeurinae

• Meganeura <small>Brongniart, 1885</small>
• Meganeuropsis <small>Carpenter, 1939</small>
• Meganeurula <small>Handlirsch, 1906</small>

Subfamily Piesbergtupinae

• Piesbergtupus <small>Zessin, 2006</small>

Subfamily Tupinae

• Arctotypus <small>Martynov, 1932</small>
• Bohemiatupus <small>Prokop & Nel, 2010</small>
• Boltonites <small>Handlirsch, 1919</small>
• Curvitupus <small>Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009</small>
• Ephemerites <small>Geinitz, 1865</small>
• Gallotupus <small>Nel, Garrouste & Roques, 2008</small>
• Gilsonia <small>Meunier, 1908</small>
• Meganeurina <small>Handlirsch, 1919</small>
• Meganeurites <small>Handlirsch, 1919</small>
• Megatypus <small>Tillyard, 1925</small>
• Nannotupus <small>Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009</small>
• Oligotypus? <small>Carpenter, 1931</small> (may belong to Paralogidae)
• Permotupus <small>Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009</small>
• Petrotypus <small>Zalesskii, 1950</small>
• Shenzhousia? <small>Zhang & Hong, 2006</small>
• Stephanotypus <small>Zessin, 1983</small>
• Tupus <small>Sellards, 1906</small>

Incertae sedis

• Gallotupus <small>Nel, Garrouste, & Roques, 2008</small>

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