Inocelliidae is a small
family
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of
snakeflies containing 8
genera
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of which one is known only from
fossil
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s. They are commonly known as inocelliid snakeflies. The largest known species is ''
Fibla carpenteri
''Fibla carpenteri'' is an extinct species of snakefly in the Inocelliidae genus '' Fibla''. ''F. carpenteri'' is named in honor of the paleoentomologist Dr Frank Carpenter, for his vast knowledge and interest in Raphidioptera.
The species is ...
'' known from fossils found in
baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...
.
Subfamilies and Genera
The following genera are included in ''BioLib.cz'':
[BioLib.cz: family Inocelliidae (retrieved 5 September 2021)]
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Inocelliinae
Authority: Engel, 1995
# '' Amurinocellia'' Aspöck & Aspöck, 1973 (Recent)
# '' Fibla'' Navás, 1915 (Eocene-Recent; Fossils: Baltic amber, Spain, USA)
# '' Indianoinocellia'' Aspöck & Aspöck, 1970
# '' Inocellia'' Schneider, 1843
# '' Negha'' Navas, 1916
# '' Parainocellia'' H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1968
# †'' Paraksenocellia'' Makarkin, Archibald, & Jepson, 2019
Fossil taxa
Includes subfamily † Electrinocelliinae Engel, 1995
# †'' Electrinocellia'' Engel, 1995 (Eocene; Baltic amber)
# †'' Succinofibla'' Aspöck and Aspöck, 2004
References
Raphidioptera
Insect families
Extant Eocene first appearances
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