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Taxonomy of Order Megaloptera Latreille, 1802
Alder Fly, Alderflies, Alderfly, And Fishflies, Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Snakeflies


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
84
1908
17158
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Megaloptera
Latreille, 1802
Alder Fly, Alderflies, Alderfly, And Fishflies, Fishflies
7
81
764
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Megaloptera Latreille, 1802
SuborderArchimegaloptera
Engel, 2004
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
SuborderEumegaloptera
Riek, 1974
1
43
562
Family
Genera
Species
SuborderNeomegaloptera
Engel, 2004
2
17
175
Families
Genera
Species
SuborderSiarapha
Shcherbakov, 2013
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
FamilyCorydasialidae
Wichard & al., 2005
3
4
Genera
Species
FamilyTychtodelopteridae
Ponomarenko, 1977
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusArchinocellia
Handlirsch in Schroeder, 1921
0Species
GenusCaucasoraphidia
Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968
0Species
GenusDorniella
Bode, 1953
12Species
GenusFerganoraphidia
Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968
0Species
GenusFlavoraphidia
Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968
0Species
GenusKasachoraphida
Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968
0Species
GenusKasachoraphidia
Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968
0Species
GenusKirgisoraphidia
Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968
0Species
GenusNeomartynoviella
Aspöck & Aspöck, 1970
0Species
GenusPhidiara
Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968
0Species
GenusRiekochauliodes
Theischinger, 1999
0Species

Synonyms
Sialodea (Hagen, 1861)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Megaloptera
GermanGroßflügler, Schlammfliegen
EnglishAlder Fly, Alderflies, Alderfly, And Fishflies, Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Snakeflies
DutchGrootvleugeligen, Slijkvliegen, Slijkvliegen en verwanten
DanishDovenfluer
SwedishVattennätvingar
FinnishKaislakorennot, Verkkosiipiset
NorwegianMudderfluer


Distribution and Species lists of Megaloptera Latreille, 1802
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E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
P
R
S
T
U
V

Albania
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
2 Families  2 Genera  11 Species
Australia
2 Families  9 Genera  34 Species
Austria
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
Bangladesh
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Belize
1 Families  3 Genera  4 Species
Bhutan
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Bolivia
2 Families  4 Genera  12 Species
Brazil
2 Families  5 Genera  18 Species
Canada
3 Families  8 Genera  22 Species
Cape Verde
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Chile
2 Families  5 Genera  8 Species
China
2 Families  8 Genera  21 Species
Colombia
2 Families  5 Genera  20 Species
Costa Rica
2 Families  5 Genera  18 Species
Cuba
2 Families  4 Genera  2 Species
Czech Republic
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
Denmark
2 Families  3 Genera  8 Species
Dominica
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Ecuador
2 Families  3 Genera  13 Species
El Salvador
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Estonia
2 Families  3 Genera  8 Species
Finland
1 Family  1 Genus  5 Species
France
1 Families  4 Genera  10 Species
Georgia
2 Families  5 Genera  7 Species
Germany
3 Families  8 Genera  15 Species
Greece
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Guatemala
2 Families  4 Genera  8 Species
Guyana
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Honduras
2 Families  3 Genera  5 Species
Hungary
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Iceland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
India
2 Families  7 Genera  11 Species
Indonesia
2 Families  7 Genera  7 Species
Ireland
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Italy
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
Japan
2 Families  5 Genera  20 Species
Kyrgyzstan
0 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Laos
1 Families  4 Genera  7 Species
Latvia
2 Families  3 Genera  6 Species
Lesotho
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
2 Families  4 Genera  9 Species
Lithuania
2 Families  3 Genera  6 Species
Luxembourg
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Madagascar
2 Families  3 Genera  5 Species
Malaysia
1 Families  3 Genera  5 Species
Mauritius
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
2 Families  10 Genera  21 Species
Mongolia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Myanmar
2 Families  5 Genera  8 Species
Nepal
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
New Zealand
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Nicaragua
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Niue
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
1 Family  1 Genus  7 Species
Pakistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
1 Families  2 Genera  4 Species
Paraguay
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Peru
2 Families  4 Genera  12 Species
Poland
2 Families  3 Genera  7 Species
Portugal
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Republic South Africa
3 Families  6 Genera  14 Species
Russia
5 Families  12 Genera  20 Species
Singapore
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
South Korea
1 Families  3 Genera  6 Species
Spain
2 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
Suriname
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
2 Families  3 Genera  13 Species
Switzerland
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Taiwan
2 Families  8 Genera  28 Species
Thailand
1 Families  5 Genera  5 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Turkey
1 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Ukraine
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
United Kingdom
2 Families  4 Genera  8 Species
Uruguay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
USA
2 Families  12 Genera  57 Species
Venezuela
2 Families  2 Genera  13 Species
Vietnam
1 Families  6 Genera  9 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Megaloptera (Latreille 1802)
Megaloptera (Latreille 1802)


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