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Protodiptera

Protodiptera is an extinct suborder of mecopteran insects containing the two families Permotanyderidae and Permotipulidae with a total of four genera Choristotanyderus, Permila, Permotanyderus and Permotipula.

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Protodiptera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mecoptera
Suborder: Protodiptera
Families

Protodiptera is an extinct suborder of mecopteran insects containing the two families Permotanyderidae and Permotipulidae with a total of four genera Choristotanyderus, Permila, Permotanyderus and Permotipula.12

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References

  1. Riek, E.F. "†suborder Protodiptera Tillyard 1937 (scorpionfly)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  2. "Protodiptera". BioLib. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
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