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| color = pink | | color = pink | ||
| name = Snakefly | | name = Snakefly | ||
| − | | image = | + | | image = Raphidia notata beentree.jpg |
| image_width = 250px | | image_width = 250px | ||
| − | | image_caption = '' | + | | image_caption = ''[[Raphidia notata]]'' |
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | ||
| − | | classis = [[ | + | | classis = [[Insect]]a |
| subclassis = [[Pterygota]] | | subclassis = [[Pterygota]] | ||
| infraclassis = [[Neoptera]] | | infraclassis = [[Neoptera]] | ||
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| ordo = '''Raphidioptera''' | | ordo = '''Raphidioptera''' | ||
| subordo_authority = [[Anton Handlirsch|Handlirsch]], 1908 | | subordo_authority = [[Anton Handlirsch|Handlirsch]], 1908 | ||
| − | | subdivision_ranks = [[Families]] | + | | subdivision_ranks = [[Family (biology)|Families]] |
| subdivision = | | subdivision = | ||
| − | [[Priscaenigmatidae]]<br> | + | [[Priscaenigmatidae]] [[Michael S. Engel|Engel]] <br> |
| − | [[Baissopteridae]]<br> | + | [[Baissopteridae]] Martynova <br> |
| − | [[Mesoraphidiidae]]<br> | + | [[Mesoraphidiidae]] Martynov <br> |
| − | [[Alloraphidiidae]]<br> | + | [[Alloraphidiidae]] Carpenter <br> |
| − | [[Inocelliidae]]<br> | + | [[Inocelliidae]] Navás <br> |
| − | [[Raphidiidae]] | + | [[Raphidiidae]] Latreille |
}} | }} | ||
'''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 [[ | + | Raphidioptera are characterized by having an elongate [[prothorax]] but no modification of the [[arthropod leg|forelegs]] (as in [[Mantispidae]]). Females typically have a long [[ovipositor]]. The two extant [[family (biology)|families]] of snakeflies are the Raphidiidae and Inocelliidae. They are all predatory, both as adults and [[larva]]e, 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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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | * | + | *{{cite web |url=http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Raphidioptera |publisher=[[Tree of Life Web Project]] |author=[[David Maddison|David R. Maddison]] |year=1995 |title=Raphidioptera. Snakeflies}} |
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
| − | * | + | {{commonscat|Raphidiidae}} |
| − | *{{cite book|author=[[David Grimaldi | + | *{{cite journal |quotes=no |author=H. Aspöck |year=2002 |title=The biology of Raphidioptera: A review of present knowledge |journal=[[Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae|Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hungaricae]] |volume=48 |issue=suppl. 2 |pages=35–50 |url=http://zoo.zoo.nhmus.hu/publication/actazool/48Suppl2/aspockraphi.pdf}} |
| − | * | + | *{{cite book|author=[[David Grimaldi]] & [[Michael S. Engel]] |title=Evolution of the Insects |year=[[2005]] |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|id=ISBN 0-521-82149-5}} |
| + | *{{cite journal |quotes=no |author=F. M. Carpenter |year=1936 |title=Revision of the nearctic Raphidiodea (recent and fossil) |journal=Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci. |volume=71 |pages=89–157}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Neuroptera]] | |
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[[de:Kamelhalsfliegen]] | [[de:Kamelhalsfliegen]] | ||
| + | [[es:Raphidioptera]] | ||
[[fr:Raphidioptera]] | [[fr:Raphidioptera]] | ||
[[no:Kamelhalsfluer]] | [[no:Kamelhalsfluer]] | ||
[[pl:Wielbłądki]] | [[pl:Wielbłądki]] | ||
| + | [[sl:Kamelovratnice]] | ||
| + | [[sv:Halssländor]] | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 19 August 2007
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 a long ovipositor. 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
- David R. Maddison (1995). "Raphidioptera. Snakeflies". Tree of Life Web Project. http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Raphidioptera.
Further reading
- Template:Cite journal
- David Grimaldi & Michael S. Engel (2005). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82149-5.
- Template:Cite journal
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