Rhachiberothidae
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The thorny lacewings, Rhachiberothidae, are a family
of winged insects
of the order
Neuroptera
.
Long included in the Berothidae
(beaded lacewings), they are usually considered a separate family by current authors. Another closely related group are the mantidflies (Mantispidae), and at least some of the probably paraphyletic group of fossil
forms collectively called "Mesithonidae" also seem to be quite close.
A considerable number of prehistoric genera
have been described from fossil
s dating back to the Early Cretaceous
:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of winged insects
Pterygota
Pterygota is a subclass of insects that includes the winged insects. It also includes insect orders that are secondarily wingless ....
of the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Neuroptera
Neuroptera
The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order contains some 6,010 species...
.
Long included in the Berothidae
Berothidae
The beaded lacewings, Berothidae, are a family of winged insects of the order Neuroptera. The family was first named by Anton Handlirsch in 1906....
(beaded lacewings), they are usually considered a separate family by current authors. Another closely related group are the mantidflies (Mantispidae), and at least some of the probably paraphyletic group of fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
forms collectively called "Mesithonidae" also seem to be quite close.
A considerable number of prehistoric genera
Genera
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have been described from fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
s dating back to the Early Cretaceous
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous or the Lower Cretaceous , is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous...
:
- Alloberotha
- Chimerhachiberotha
- Eorhachiberotha
- Oisea
- Paraberotha - formerly in Mantispidae
- Retinoberotha - formerly in Mantispidae
- Rhachibermissa
- Spinoberotha
- Whalfera - formerly in Mantispidae