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Meganeuridae

Meganeuridae, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), meaning "large", and νεῦρον (neûron), meaning "nerve", is an extinct family of griffenflies. 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 == Gallery ==
Gallery
File:Meganeura monyi au Museum de Toulouse.jpg|Arctotypus intermedius (often erroneously considered a fossil of Meganeura) File:Boltonites radstockensis.jpg|Boltonites radstockensis File:Gallotupus oudardi.jpg|Gallotupus oudardi File:Gilsonia titana MNHN R51292 image 02.jpg|Gilsonia titana File:Meganeurina confusa MNHN R52940 image 01.jpg|Meganeurina confusa File:Meganeurites gracilipes fossil.webp|Meganeurites gracilipes File:Meganeurula selysii.jpg|Meganeurula selysii File:Tupus permianus NPL 81634.jpg|Tupus permianus ==References==
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