Inocelliidae
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Inocelliidae is a small family
of snakeflies containing 8 genera
of which one is known only from fossil
s. They are commonly known as inocelliid snakeflies. The largest known species is Fibla carpenteri
known from fossils found in baltic amber
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Family (biology)
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of snakeflies containing 8 genera
Genera
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of which one is known only from fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
s. They are commonly known as inocelliid snakeflies. The largest known species is Fibla carpenteri
Fibla carpenteri
Fibla carpenteri is an extinct species of snakefly in the Inocelliidae genus Fibla. F. carpenteri is named in honor of the paleoentomologist Dr Frank Carpenter, for his vast knowledge and interest in Raphidioptera....
known from fossils found in baltic amber
Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite, with about 80% of the world's known amber found there. It dates from 44 million years ago...
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Taxonomy
- Family Inocelliidae NavásLonginos NavásLonginos Navás was a Spanish entomologist who specialised in Plecoptera and Neuropteroidea....
- Subfamily †ElectrinocelliinaeElectrinocelliaElectrinocellia is an extinct monotypic genus of Snakefly in the family Inocelliidae containing the single species Electrinocellia peculiaris and known from Eocene aged Baltic amber.-History and classification:...
EngelMichael S. EngelMichael S. Engel is an American paleontologist and entomologist. He has undertaken field work in Central Asia, Asia Minor, and the Western Hemisphere, and published more than 300 papers in scientific journals. He was trained at the University of Kansas where in 1993 he received a B.S. in Cellular...
, 1995- Genus †ElectrinocelliaElectrinocelliaElectrinocellia is an extinct monotypic genus of Snakefly in the family Inocelliidae containing the single species Electrinocellia peculiaris and known from Eocene aged Baltic amber.-History and classification:...
Engel, 1995 (Eocene; Baltic amber)
- Genus †Electrinocellia
- 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)
- Subfamily †Electrinocelliinae