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Raphidioptera

Insect Orders

Raphidioptera is an order of predatory insects known as snakeflies, comprising two living families, Raphidiidae and Inocelliidae, with roughly 260 species. The order was once far more widespread than today; snakeflies are now found only in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and are absent from the tropics and the Southern Hemisphere, having reached their peak diversity in the Cretaceous before a substantial decline.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
100 to 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Permian 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ217516, descriptionView the Source
2. Snakefly - Wikipedia
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Holometabolous Insect Orders, Lead
    Snakeflies are a group of predatory insects comprising the order Raphidioptera, from Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphís), meaning "needle", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", with two extant families: Raphidiidae and Inocelliidae, consisting of roughly 260 species.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Raphidioptera
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 253
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Raphidioptera
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Raphidioptera" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 283.3 ... "early_interval": "Kungurian"
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Wikidata: Raphidioptera
Wikidata Q217516, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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