Inocelliidae

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Inocelliidae
Temporal range: Eocene–recent
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Inocelliidae sp., possibly Parainocellia bicolor, photographed in Segonzano (Italy)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Raphidioptera
Suborder: Raphidiomorpha
Family: Inocelliidae
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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]

Subfamilies and Genera[]

The following genera are included in BioLib.cz:[2]

Inocelliinae[]

Authority: Engel, 1995

  1. & , 1973 (Recent)
  2. Fibla Navás, 1915 (Eocene-Recent; Fossils: Baltic amber, Spain, USA)
  3. Aspöck & Aspöck, 1970
  4. Inocellia Schneider, 1843
  5. Negha Navas, 1916
  6. H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1968
  7. † Makarkin, Archibald, & Jepson, 2019[3]
  8. Yang, 1985

Fossil taxa[]

Includes subfamily † Engel, 1995

  1. †Electrinocellia Engel, 1995 (Eocene; Baltic amber)
  2. † Aspöck and Aspöck, 2004

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.
  2. ^ BioLib.cz: family Inocelliidae (retrieved 5 September 2021)
  3. ^ Makarkin, V.N.; Archibald, S.B.; Jepson, J.E. (2019). "The oldest Inocelliidae (Raphidioptera) from the Eocene of western North America". The Canadian Entomologist. 151 (4): 521–530. doi:10.4039/tce.2019.26.


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