Synonym: Spilaptera sutcliffei Bolton 1917 [nomen dubium]
Parent taxon: Palaeodictyopteroida according to G. Bechly 2007
Sister taxa: Diaphanopterodea, Dicliptera, Eugereonoidea, Megasecoptera
Subtaxa: Achaeoptilus, Archaemegaptilidae, Archaeoptilus, 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
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