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'''Snakeflies''' are a group of [[insect]]s in the [[order (biology)|order]] '''Raphidioptera''', which has traditionally been placed within the [[Neuroptera]] but is now generally regarded as a separate order (the traditional definition of Neuroptera included the Raphidioptera and [[Megaloptera]]; sometimes the name '''Neuropterida''' is used to refer to these three orders as a group). | '''Snakeflies''' are a group of [[insect]]s in the [[order (biology)|order]] '''Raphidioptera''', which has traditionally been placed within the [[Neuroptera]] but is now generally regarded as a separate order (the traditional definition of Neuroptera included the Raphidioptera and [[Megaloptera]]; sometimes the name '''Neuropterida''' is used to refer to these three orders as a group). | ||
| − | Raphidioptera are characterized by having an elongate [[prothorax]] but no modification of the [[foreleg]]s (as in [[Mantispidae]]). Females typically have long [[ovipositor]]s. The two [[Scientific classification|families]] of snakeflies are the Raphidiidae and Inocelliidae. They are all predatory, both as adults and larvae, and in North America occur exclusively in the Western [[United States]], but also occur throughout temperate [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. They can be quite common. | + | Raphidioptera are characterized by having an elongate [[prothorax]] but no modification of the [[foreleg]]s (as in [[Mantispidae]]). Females typically have long [[ovipositor]]s. The two extant [[Scientific classification|families]] of snakeflies are the Raphidiidae and Inocelliidae. They are all predatory, both as adults and larvae, and in North America occur exclusively in the Western [[United States]], but also occur throughout temperate [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. They can be quite common. |
The order contains some 150 species. | The order contains some 150 species. | ||
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*{{cite book|author=[[David Grimaldi|Grimaldi, D.]] and [[Michael S. Engel|Engel, M.S.]] |title=Evolution of the Insects|year=[[2005]]|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|id=ISBN 0-521-82149-5}} | *{{cite book|author=[[David Grimaldi|Grimaldi, D.]] and [[Michael S. Engel|Engel, M.S.]] |title=Evolution of the Insects|year=[[2005]]|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|id=ISBN 0-521-82149-5}} | ||
*Carpenter, F.M. 1936. Revision of the nearctic Raphidiodea (recent and fossil). ''Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci.'' 71: 89-157. | *Carpenter, F.M. 1936. Revision of the nearctic Raphidiodea (recent and fossil). ''Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci.'' 71: 89-157. | ||
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Revision as of 17:34, 20 December 2006
Snakeflies are a group of insects in the order Raphidioptera, which has traditionally been placed within the Neuroptera but is now generally regarded as a separate order (the traditional definition of Neuroptera included the Raphidioptera and Megaloptera; sometimes the name Neuropterida is used to refer to these three orders as a group).
Raphidioptera are characterized by having an elongate prothorax but no modification of the forelegs (as in Mantispidae). Females typically have long ovipositors. The two extant families of snakeflies are the Raphidiidae and Inocelliidae. They are all predatory, both as adults and larvae, and in North America occur exclusively in the Western United States, but also occur throughout temperate Europe and Asia. They can be quite common.
The order contains some 150 species.
- Family Inocelliidae
- Family Raphidiidae
External links
Further reading
- Aspock, H. 2002. The biology of Raphidioptera: A review of present knowledge. Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hungaricae 48 (suppl 2) 35-50.
- Grimaldi, D. and Engel, M.S. (2005). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82149-5.
- Carpenter, F.M. 1936. Revision of the nearctic Raphidiodea (recent and fossil). Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci. 71: 89-157.
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