Susumanioidea

{{Short description|Extinct superfamily of insects}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|Middle Jurassic|Eocene}}

| image = Cretophasmomima melanogramma.png

| image_caption = Cretophasmomima melanogramma

| taxon = Susumanioidea

| authority = Gorochov, 1988

| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies

| subdivision = See text

}}

Susumanioidea is an extinct superfamily of Phasmatodea, known from the Middle Jurassic to Eocene. They lie outside the modern crown group of Phasmatodea. Members of the group typically possess large, fully developed wings.

Taxonomy

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According to Yang et al. (2021),{{Cite journal |last1=Yang |first1=Hongru |last2=Shi |first2=Chaofan |last3=Engel |first3=Michael S. |last4=Zhao |first4=Zhipeng |last5=Ren |first5=Dong |last6=Gao |first6=Taiping |date=2021-01-15 |title=Early specializations for mimicry and defense in a Jurassic stick insect |journal=National Science Review |language=en |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=nwaa056 |doi=10.1093/nsr/nwaa056 |pmid=34691548 |pmc=8288419 |issn=2095-5138 |doi-access=free}} and subsequent literature

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