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Inocelliidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Raphidiomorpha

Rank
  
Family

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Snakefly

Similar
  
Snakefly, Raphidiidae, Negha, Neuropterida, Dichrostigma flavipes

Inocelliidae is a small family of snakeflies containing 8 genera of which one is known only from fossils. They are commonly known as inocelliid snakeflies. The largest known species is Fibla carpenteri known from fossils found in baltic amber.

Taxonomy

  • Family Inocelliidae Navás
  • Subfamily †Electrinocelliinae Engel, 1995
  • Genus †Electrinocellia Engel, 1995 (Eocene; Baltic amber)
  • Subfamily Inocelliinae Engel, 1995
  • Genus Amurinocellia Aspöck & Aspöck, 1973 (Recent)
  • Genus Fibla Navás, 1915 (Eocene-Recent; Fossils: Baltic amber, Spain, USA)
  • Genus Indianoinocellia (Recent)
  • Genus Inocellia Schneider, 1843 (Recent)
  • Genus Negha Navas, 1916 (Recent)
  • Genus Parainocellia (Recent)
  • Genus Sininocellia (Recent)

    • References

    Inocelliidae Wikipedia
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