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Typical Snakeflies (Raphidiidae)
Family Raphidiidae - Typical Snakeflies
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Raphidioptera (Snakeflies)
Family
Raphidiidae (Typical Snakeflies)
Explanation of Names
Raphidiidae Latreille 1810
from
Raphidia
Numbers
19 spp. in 2 genera in our area
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1
)
, >200 spp. in ~30 genera worldwide
Range
In our area, w.NA (BC‒CA to AB‒NM)
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1
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Habitat
Probably only a smaller part develop under bark; in most spp. larvae live in topsoil, e.g. in the detritus around the roots of shrubs, sometimes in rock crevices
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2
)
Works Cited
1.
Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera of America North of Mexico
Penny N.D., Adams P.A., Stange L.A. 1997. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50: 39‒114.
2.
The biology of Raphidioptera: A review of present knowledge
Aspöck H. 2002. Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung. 48 (Suppl. 2): 35–50.
Contributed by
Cotinis
on 7 January, 2006 - 2:28pm
Additional contributions by
Hartmut Wisch
,
Aaron Schusteff
,
Vox Sciurorum
,
v belov
,
PaleoJon
Last updated 9 February, 2024 - 8:01pm