Palaeodictyopteroidea Temporal range:326–252 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Dunbaria fasciipennis, Kansas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Subclass:	Pterygota
Superorder:	†Palaeodictyopteroidea Rohdendorf, 1961
Orders
†Diaphanopterodea †Megasecoptera †Palaeodictyoptera †Permothemistida

ThePalaeodictyopteroidea orPaleodictyopterida are an extinct superorder of Palaeozoic beaked insects, characterised by unique mouthparts consisting of 5 stylets. They represent the first important terrestrial herbivores, and the first major group of herbivorous insects. They appear during theCarboniferous (Serpukhovian stage) and continue through to theLate Permian. This large and diverse group includes 50% of all known Paleozoic insects. Palaeodictyopteroidea nymphs possessed movable wing pads and appear to have been able to perform simple flapping flight.

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