Eorpa (genus)

Eorpa
Temporal range: Ypresian
E. elverumi holotype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mecoptera
Family: Eorpidae
Archibald, Mathewes, & Greenwood, 2013
Genus: Eorpa
Archibald, Mathewes, & Greenwood, 2013
Species
  • E. elverumi
  • E. jurgeni
  • E. ypsipeda

Eorpidae is a small family of extinct insects in the scorpionfly order, Mecoptera, which contains a single genus, Eorpa. Three Eocene age species found in Western North America have been placed into the genus: E. elverumi, E. jurgeni, and E. ypsipeda.