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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