Geinitziidae is an extinct family of polyneopteran insects, known from the Permian to Cretaceous. They are currently considered to be members "Grylloblattida"[1] a poorly defined group of extinct insects thought to be related to modern ice crawlers (Grylloblattidae).[2] Other authors place them in the extinct order Reculida.[3] Unlike modern ice crawlers, which are wingless, they had large wings, bearing a superficial resemblance to cockroaches, and are thought to have been day-active above ground predators.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | †Reculida |
| Family: | †Geinitziidae Handlirsch, 1906 |
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Taxonomy edit
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- †Fletchitzia Riek 1976 Molteno Formation, South Africa, Lesotho, Late Triassic (Carnian)[5]
- †Geinitzia Handlirsch 1906 Iva-Gora Beds Formation, Russia, Middle Permian (Roadian) Poldarsa Formation, Russia, Late Permian (Wuchiapingian) Mal'tseva Formation, Russia, Late Permian (Changhsingian) Sagul Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Lias Group, England, Posidonia Shale, Green Series, Germany, Early Jurassic (Toarcian) Daohugou, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
- †Permoshurabia Aristov 2009 Lek-Vorkuta Formation, Koshelevka Formation, Russia, Early Permian (Kungurian) Iva-Gora Beds Formation, Russia, Middle Permian (Roadian), Mal'tseva Formation, Russia, Late Permian (Changhsingian) Potrerillos Formation, Argentina, Late Triassic (Carnian)
- †Permovalia Aristov 2015 Belebeevo Formation, Russia, Middle Permian (Roadian)
- †Permuliercula Aristov 2020 Mal'tseva Formation, Russia, Late Permian (Changhsingian)
- †Prosepididontus Handlirsch 1920 Green Series, Germany, Early Jurassic (Toarcian)
- †Roemerula Bode 1953 Posidonia Shale, Germany, Early Jurassic (Toarcian)
- †Sauk Aristov 2018 Sauk-Tanga, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic (Toarcian)
- †Say Aristov 2018 Sagul Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic (Toarcian)
- †Shurabia Martynov 1937 Iva-Gora Beds Formation, Russia, Roadian, Poldarsa Formation, Russia, Wuchiapingian Khungtukun Formation, Russia, Changhsingian, Amisan Formation, South Korea, Late Triassic Momonoki Formation, Japan, Madygen Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Molteno Formation, South Africa, Carnian Mount Crosby Insect Bed, Australia, Late Triassic (Norian) Kugitang Formation, Taijikistan, Early Jurassic Menkoushan Formation, China, Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic (Sinemurian), Osinovo Formation, Cheremkhovskaya Formation, Russia, Sagul Formation, Sulyukta Formation Kyrgyzstan, Toarcian Daohugou, China, Callovian Khasurty locality, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Neocomian)[6]
- †Sinosepididontus Huang and Nel 2008 Daohugou, China, Callovian, Shar-Teeg, Mongolia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
- †Stegopterum Sharov 1961 Lek-Vorkuta Formation, Russia, Kungurian, Iva-Gora Beds Formation, Mitina Formation, Russia, Roadian Kazankovo-Markinskaya Formation, Russia, Middle Permian (Wordian). Mal'tseva Formation, Russia, Changhsingian
- †Sukhonia Aristov 2013 Poldarsa Formation, Russia, Wuchiapingian
A possible geinitziid, suggested to represent a specimen of Shurabia, is known from the mid Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Burmese amber of Myanmar.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Cui, Yingying; Storozhenko, Sergey Yu.; Ren, Dong (June 2012). "New and little-known species of Geinitziidae (Insecta: Grylloblattida) from the Middle Jurassic of China, with notes on taxonomy, habitus and habitat of these insects". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 36 (2): 251–261. doi:10.1080/03115518.2012.628806. ISSN 0311-5518. S2CID 129794581.
- ^ Cawood, Rebecca; Nel, Andre; Garrouste, Romain; Moyo, Sydney; Villet, Martin H.; Prevec, Rose (2022-06-29). "The first 'Grylloblattida' of the family Liomopteridae from the Middle Permian in the Onder Karoo, South Africa (Insecta: Polyneoptera)". Comptes Rendus Palevol (22). doi:10.5852/cr-palevol2022v21a22. ISSN 1777-571X. S2CID 250157791.
- ^ Aristov, D. S. (March 2020). "New Gryllones Insects (Insecta: Gryllones) from the Babii Kamen' Locality (Upper Permian of Russia). 2. Order Reculida and Gryllones Ordinis Incertis". Paleontological Journal. 54 (2): 132–142. doi:10.1134/s0031030120020021. ISSN 0031-0301. S2CID 215741378.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Geinitziidae". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "†Fletchitzia Riek 1976 (winged insect)". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ a b Kopylov, D. S.; Rasnitsyn, A. P.; Aristov, D. S.; Bashkuev, A. S.; Bazhenova, N. V.; Dmitriev, V. Yu.; Gorochov, A. V.; Ignatov, M. S.; Ivanov, V. D.; Khramov, A. V.; Legalov, A. A.; Lukashevich, E. D.; Mamontov, Yu. S.; Melnitsky, S. I.; Ogłaza, B. (December 2020). "The Khasurty Fossil Insect Lagerstätte". Paleontological Journal. 54 (11): 1221–1394. doi:10.1134/S0031030120110027. ISSN 0031-0301. S2CID 231850225.