Inocelliidae

Inocelliidae Temporal range: Eocene–recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
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]

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

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.