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 Zessin, 1983
Subfamily Meganeurinae
Meganeura Brongniart, 1885 Meganeuropsis Carpenter, 1939 Meganeurula Handlirsch, 1906
Subfamily Piesbergtupinae
Piesbergtupus Zessin, 2006
Subfamily Tupinae
Arctotypus Martynov, 1932 Bohemiatupus Prokop & Nel, 2010 Boltonites Handlirsch, 1919 Curvitupus Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009 Ephemerites Geinitz, 1865 Gallotupus Nel, Garrouste & Roques, 2008 Gilsonia Meunier, 1908 Meganeurina Handlirsch, 1919 Meganeurites Handlirsch, 1919 Megatypus Tillyard, 1925 Nannotupus Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009 Oligotypus? Carpenter, 1931 (may belong to Paralogidae) Permotupus Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009 Petrotypus Zalesskii, 1950 Shenzhousia? Zhang & Hong, 2006 Stephanotypus Zessin, 1983 Tupus Sellards, 1906
Incertae sedis
Gallotupus Nel, Garrouste, & Roques, 2008
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