Inocelliidae

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]

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

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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
      • Genus Inocellia Schneider, 1843
      • Genus Negha Navas, 1916
      • Genus Parainocellia
      • Genus †Paraksenocellia Makarkin, Archibald, & Jepson, 2019[2]
      • Genus Sininocellia

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. 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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