Inocelliidae Temporal range:
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Inocelliidae sp., possibly Parainocellia bicolor, photographed in Segonzano (Italy) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Raphidioptera |
Suborder: | Raphidiomorpha |
Family: | Inocelliidae Navás |
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]
Subfamilies and Genera
[edit]The following genera are included in BioLib.cz:[2]
Inocelliinae
[edit]Authority: Engel, 1995
- Amurinocellia Aspöck & Aspöck, 1973 (Recent)
- Fibla Navás, 1915 (Eocene-Recent; Fossils: Baltic amber, Spain, USA)
- Indianoinocellia Aspöck & Aspöck, 1970
- Inocellia Schneider, 1843
- Negha Navas, 1916
- Parainocellia H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1968
- †Paraksenocellia Makarkin, Archibald, & Jepson, 2019[3]
- Sininocellia Yang, 1985
Fossil taxa
[edit]Includes subfamily †Electrinocelliinae Engel, 1995
- †Electrinocellia Engel, 1995 (Eocene; Baltic amber)
- †Succinofibla Aspöck and Aspöck, 2004
References
[edit]- ^ Engel, M.S. (1995). "A new fossil snake-fly species from Baltic amber (Raphidioptera: Inocelliidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 102: 187–193. doi:10.1155/1995/23626. hdl:1808/16479. Archived from the original on 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ BioLib.cz: family Inocelliidae (retrieved 5 September 2021)
- ^ 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.