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The genus belongs to the Meganeuridae, a family including other similarly giant dragonfly-like insects ranging from the Late Carboniferous to Middle Permian. With single wing length reaching 32 centimetres (13 in) [ 1 ] and a wingspan about 65–75 cm (2.13–2.46 ft), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] M. monyi is one of the largest-known flying insect species .
Meganisoptera is an extinct order of large dragonfly-like insects, informally known as griffenflies or (incorrectly) as giant dragonflies. The order was formerly named Protodonata, the "proto-Odonata", for their similar appearance and supposed relation to modern Odonata (damselflies and dragonflies).
These flying insects reach their largest size in Palparellus voeltzkowi, which can have a wingspan over 16 cm (6.3 in). [40] The largest lacewing is the Australian "blue eyes lacewing" ( Nymphes myrmeleonides ), which can measure up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in length and span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings. [ 41 ]
This list of the Paleozoic life of Arkansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arkansas and are between 541 and 252.17 million years of age.
It is the heaviest of all living Odonata, and additionally are the second largest of all living Odonates by wingspan, second only to Megaloprepus caerulatus (Pseudostigmatidae). T. plagiata is additionally the largest living dragonfly , with a maximum wingspan of 163 millimetres (6.42 in), exceeding the wingspan of runner-up Petalura ...
This list of the prehistoric life of Arkansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of ...
Meganeuropsis is an extinct genus of griffinfly, order Meganisoptera, known from the Early Permian Wellington Formation of North America, and represents the largest known insect of all time. Meganeuropsis existed during the Artinskian age of the Permian period , 290.1–283.5 mya . [ 1 ]
Common worldwide or nearly worldwide genera are Aeshna and Anax. Anax includes some of the largest dragonflies, including the North American A. walsinghami, Hawaiian A. strenuus, European A. imperator and A. immaculifrons, and African A. tristis, but these are all exceeded by another member of the family, the Asian Tetracanthagyna plagiata, which by wingspan and weight is the world's largest ...