''Misthodotes'' is an extinct genus of

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which existed during the

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of what is now the

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and

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. It was described by E.H. Sellards in 1909.E. H. Sellards. 1909. Types of Permian Insects, Part III: Megasecoptera, Orycloblattinidae and Protorthoptera. American Journal of Science 27:151-173 A new species, ''M. tshernovae'', was described from the

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epoch of Russia by N. D. Sinitshenkova and D. V. Vassilenko in 2012.

Species

* ''Misthodotes biguttatus'' Tillyard, 1932 * ''Misthodotes delicatulus'' Tillyard, 1936 * ''Misthodotes edmundsi'' Carpenter, 1979 * ''Misthodotes obtusus'' (Sellards, 1907) * ''Misthodotes ovalis'' Tillyard, 1932 * ''Misthodotes tshernovae'' Sinitshenkova & Vassilenko, 2012

References

External links

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q6880370 Prehistoric insect genera Mayfly genera Permian insects Prehistoric insects of North America Fossil taxa described in 1909