AY Honors/Insect/Raphidioptera

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Raphidioptera

Raphidioptera

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Order: Raphidioptera

Description: Snakeflies are a group of insects in the order Raphidioptera. 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.