See text Orthophlebiidae is an extinct family of scorpionflies known from the Triassic to Cretaceous, belonging to the superfamily Panorpoidea.

The family is poorly defined and is probably paraphyletic, representing many primitive members of Panorpoidea with most species only known from isolated wings, and has such been considered a wastebasket taxon.

[1][2] Orthophlebiidae Jurassic China Based on[3] The genus Protorthophlebia has been moved to the separate family Protorthophlebiidae.

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