Synonyms: Permomeropidae Riek 1953, Platychoristidae Carpenter 1930
Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1926. Kansas Permian Insects, Part 7: The Order Mecoptera. American Journal of Science, Series 5 11(62):133-164
Parent taxon: Mecoptera according to J. Minet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Anemeca, Aneuretopsychidae, Anormochoristidae, Cyclopterinidae, Dinopanorpidae, Eobanksiidae, Eumecoptera, Holcorpidae, Liassopanorpa, Lithopanorpidae, Mecaenigma, Mendozachoristidae, Nannomecoptera, Nedubroviidae, Paramecoptera, Paratrichoptera, Permocentropidae, Pistillifera, Protodiptera, Protomecoptera, Pseudopolycentropodidae, Reprehensa, Stereochoristidae, Thaumatomeropidae, Tipulidites
Subtaxa: Karaungira, Permomerope, Platychorista, Pseudomerope, Pseudomeropella, Stenomerope, Westphalomerope
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