Eorpa (genus)
Extinct family of insects / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eorpidae is a small family of extinct insects in the scorpionfly order, Mecoptera, which contains a single genus, Eorpa. Three Eocene age species found in Western North America have been placed into the genus: E. elverumi, E. jurgeni, and E. ypsipeda.
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E. elverumi holotype | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mecoptera |
Family: | †Eorpidae Archibald, Mathewes, & Greenwood, 2013 |
Genus: | †Eorpa Archibald, Mathewes, & Greenwood, 2013 |
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