Suborder Raphidiodea - Snakeflies

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Snakeflies (Raphidiidae) , Genus Agulla - Agulla - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings and Allies)

Suborder Raphidiodea (Snakeflies)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Often listed as its own order, Rhaphidioptera, along with other groups of Neuroptera, here listed as suborders.

Numbers

Two families, Raphidiidae, with two nearctic genera (Agulla and Alena) and 18 species, and Inocelliidae, one nearctic genus (Negha) with three species (1).

Print References

Arnett, p. 346 (1)

Grimaldi & Engel (2)

Internet References

ubc.ca Biodiversity Checklist of the Raphidioptera of British Columbia

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

2.	Evolution of the Insects By David Grimaldi and Michael S. Engel

Contributed by Cotinis on 7 January, 2006 - 2:25pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Hartmut Wisch
Last updated 23 June, 2008 - 8:56pm

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