Eomeropidae
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- Notiothauma is also a synonym of the spider genus Lygarina of the Linyphiidae family.
| Eomeropidae Fossil range: Cenozoic - Recent |
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| Notiothauma reedi MacLachlan, 1877 |
The Mecopteran family Eomeropidae contains only a single living species, Notiothauma reedi, known from the Nothofagus forests in southern Chile. It is a remarkable species, flattened and extremely roach-like in appearance and habits. They are nocturnal, and scuttle on the forest floor, where they can be collected by laying trails of oatmeal. The larvae are still unknown. The only other genus in the family, Eomerope, is extinct, known only from Cenozoic fossils; thus, N. reedi can be characterized as a living fossil taxon.
