Protorthophlebia
{{Short description|Extinct genus of insects}}
{{automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|Middle Triassic|Late Jurassic}}
| parent_authority = Soszyńska-Maj, Krzemiński & Kopeć, 2019
| taxon = Protorthophlebia
| authority = Tillyard, 1933
| type_species = Protorthophlebia latipennis
| type_species_authority = Tillyard, 1933
| subdivision = See text
}}
Protorthophlebia is an extinct genus of scorpionflies, known from the Triassic and Jurassic periods of Eurasia. It was originally considered a member of the family Orthophlebiidae, but was later placed as the only genus within the family Protorthophlebiidae within the superfamily Panorpoidea.{{Cite journal|last1=Soszyńska-Maj|first1=Agnieszka|last2=Krzemiński|first2=Wiesław|last3=Kopeć|first3=Katarzyna|last4=Cao|first4=Yizi|last5=Ren|first5=Dong|date=2020-09-13|title=New Middle Jurassic fossils shed light on the relationship of recent Panorpoidea (Insecta, Mecoptera)|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2018.1564747|journal=Historical Biology|language=en|volume=32|issue=8|pages=1081–1097|doi=10.1080/08912963.2018.1564747|s2cid=91591311|issn=0891-2963}}
Taxonomy
After, with locality information after.{{Cite web|title=Fossilworks: Protorthophlebia|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=137010|access-date=17 December 2021|website=fossilworks.org}}
- Protorthophlebia aksaji Martynova 1948 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)
- Protorthophlebia cuneata Bode 1953 Posidonia Shale, Germany, Early Jurassic (Toarcian)
- Protorthophlebia curta Hong 2009 Tongchuan Formation, China, Middle Triassic (Ladinian)
- Protorthophlebia egloni Martynova 1948 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)
- Protorthophlebia hebes Sukatsheva 1985 Uda Formation, Russia, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian)
- Protorthophlebia ladinica Hong et al. 2002 Tongchuan Formation, China, Middle Triassic (Ladinian)
- Protorthophlebia latipennis Tillyard 1933 (type) Blue Lias, England, Hettangian Charmouth Mudstone Formation, England, Early Jurassic (Sinemurian)
- Protorthophlebia lecta Sukatsheva 1985 Ichetuy Formation, Russia, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)
- Protorthophlebia punctata Soszyńska-Maj & Krzemiński 2019 Daohugou, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
- Protorthophlebia strigata Zhang 1996 Xishanyao Formation, China, Middle Jurassic (Aalenian/Bajocian)
- Protorthophlebia triassica Hong et al. 2002 Tongchuan Formation, China, Middle Triassic (Ladinian)
- Protorthophlebia yanqingensis Hong and Xiao 1997 Houcheng Formation, China, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)