A world checklist of extant and extinct species of Megaloptera (Insecta: Neuropterida)

A global synonymical checklist of the species and higher taxa insect order Megaloptera is provided. The includes both extant extinct taxa, recognizes 2 families, 4 subfamilies, 48 genera, 425 species, 6 subspecies. Both families (Corydalidae Sialidae), three four subfamilies (Corydalinae, Chauliodinae, Sialinae) are known from species; Sharasialinae (Sialidae) entirely extinct. Country-level geographic distribution data provided for all Synoptic type in family genus groups. Summary given numbers megalopteran currently to occur each major biogeographical regions world, world fauna. Increase knowledge about diversity fauna summarized counts valid described per decade a taxonomic description curve. An updated set keys genera also