Protopanorpa permiana

Protopanorpa permiana (lat.) Is a fossil species of scorpion fish of the genus Protopanorpa from the Permochoristidae family. One of the oldest representatives of the squad scorpion . Found in Permian fossil remains ( USA , Kansas , Elmo, Artinskian pond limestone, Wellington Formation, 270–285 Ma). Fore wing length 5.35 mm, width 1.74 mm. Included in the genus Protopanorpa Tillyard 1926 together with the species Protopanorpa elongata , P. media , P. longicubitalis , P. minuta , P. similis . The taxon Protopanorpa is close to the genera of scorpion Agetopanorpa , Gigantoageta , Mezena , Oochorista , Ovomezena , Parageta , Phipoides , Protopanorpa , Seniorita , Sinoagetopanorpa , Stigmarista , Tshekardopanorpa . The species was first described in 1926 by the Australian-English entomologist Robert John Tillyard together with Protochorista tetraclada , Platychorista venosa , Permopanorpa martynovi and other taxa. This is one of the oldest species of scorpion women and all representatives of the order Mecoptera, along with species such as Westphalomerope maryvonneae and Pseudomerope mareki ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} .