Mantispoidea is a superfamily of
euneuropteran insects in the order
Neuroptera. The group was formerly placed in the
paraphyletic suborder
Hemerobiiformia, but is now considered sister to the superfamilies
Dilaroidea
Dilaridae is a family of Euneuropteran insects in the order Neuroptera, known as "pleasing lacewings". They were formerly placed in the paraphyletic superfamily Hemerobioidea, though the group is currently placed in the monophyletic superfamil ...
and
Osmyloidea
Osmyloidea is a euneuropteran superfamily in the lacewing order Neuroptera sister to the superfamilies Dilaroidea, Mantispoidea, and the clade Neoneuroptera. The superfamily includes three living families and two extinct families described ...
. Mantispoidea contains three living families and one extinct family described from the fossil record.
Taxonomy
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Berothidae
The Berothidae are a family of winged insects of the order Neuroptera. They are known commonly as the beaded lacewings. The family was first named by Anton Handlirsch in 1906. The family consists of 24 genera and 110 living species distributed ...
(Late Jurassic-Present)
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Mantispidae
Mantispidae, known commonly as mantidflies, mantispids, mantid lacewings, mantisflies or mantis-flies, is a family of small to moderate-sized insects in the order Neuroptera. There are many genera with around 400 species worldwide, especially in ...
(including †
Dipteromantispidae) (Jurassic-Present)
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Mesoberothidae (including †
Mesithonidae) (Triassic)
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Rhachiberothidae (Early Cretaceous-Recent)
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Insect superfamilies
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