Inocelliidae

Inocelliidae
Temporal range: Eocene–recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Raphidioptera
Suborder:Raphidiomorpha
Family:Inocelliidae
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Subfamilies

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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.[1]

Taxonomy

  • Family Inocelliidae Navás
    • Subfamily †Electrinocelliinae Engel, 1995
    • 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

  1. ↑ Engel, M.S. (1995). "A new fossil snake-fly species from Baltic amber (Raphidioptera: Inocelliidae)". Psyche. 102: 187–193. doi:10.1155/1995/23626.


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