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Taxonomy of Order Raphidioptera Handlirsch, 1908
Snake flies, Snake Fly, Snakeflies, snakefly


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
 
Raphidioptera
Handlirsch, 1908
Snake flies, Snake Fly, Snakeflies, Snakefly
13
134
698
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Raphidioptera Handlirsch, 1908
FamilyAlloraphidiidae
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyBaissopteridae
Martynova, 1961
15
42
Genera
Species
FamilyChrysoraphidiidae
Liu, Ren, & Yang, 2014
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyFatjanopteridae
Martynova, 1961
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyInocellidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyInocelliidae
Navas, 1913
Inocelliid snakeflies, Square-headed Snakeflies
15
94
Genera
Species
FamilyJuroraphidiidae
Liu, Ren, & Yang, 2014
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyMesoraphidiidae
Martynov, 1925
40
122
Genera
Species
FamilyMesoraphiididae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyMetaraphidiidae
Bechly & Wolf-Schwenninger, 2011
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyPriscaenigmatidae
Engel, 2002
4
5
Genera
Species
FamilyRaphidiidae
Latreille, 1810
Raphidiid snakeflies, Snakeflies
51
427
Genera
Species
FamilySinoraphidiidae
Hong, 1982
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusFatjanoptera
Martynova, 1961
1Species
GenusLetopaloptera
Martynova, 1961
2Species
GenusOrphuella
0Species
GenusPermindigena
Novokshonov, 1998
1Species
GenusSharkeyelloides
Marsh, 2002
0Species

Synonyms
Rhaphidioptera (Navas, 1916)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Raphidioptera
GermanKamelhalsfliegen
EnglishSnake flies, Snake Fly, Snakeflies, Snakefly
DutchKameelhalsvliegen
DanishKamelhalsfluer
SwedishHalssländor
FinnishKäärmekorennot


Distribution and Species lists of Raphidioptera Handlirsch, 1908
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Argentina
2 Families  3 Genera  5 Species
Armenia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Austria
2 Families  8 Genera  11 Species
Belgium
2 Families  6 Genera  7 Species
Belize
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
1 Families  3 Genera  5 Species
Bulgaria
1 Families  3 Genera  4 Species
Canada
3 Families  5 Genera  13 Species
Chile
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
China
6 Families  31 Genera  49 Species
Colombia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
1 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
Croatia
1 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Cuba
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Cyprus
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Czech Republic
2 Families  8 Genera  10 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Denmark
2 Families  3 Genera  4 Species
Ecuador
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Egypt
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Finland
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
France
2 Families  13 Genera  17 Species
Gambia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
4 Families  11 Genera  15 Species
Greece
1 Families  9 Genera  36 Species
Honduras
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
1 Families  4 Genera  6 Species
Iceland
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
India
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Indonesia
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Iran
1 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Israel
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
2 Families  11 Genera  17 Species
Japan
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Kazakhstan
3 Families  6 Genera  10 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Latvia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Lebanon
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Liberia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Lithuania
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Luxembourg
1 Families  2 Genera  4 Species
Malaysia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
2 Families  6 Genera  13 Species
Mongolia
2 Families  7 Genera  8 Species
Montenegro
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Morocco
1 Families  4 Genera  4 Species
Myanmar
1 Families  4 Genera  5 Species
Namibia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
2 Families  7 Genera  9 Species
Norway
2 Families  5 Genera  6 Species
Panama
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Peru
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Poland
2 Families  5 Genera  5 Species
Portugal
1 Families  4 Genera  4 Species
Republic South Africa
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Russia
4 Families  19 Genera  29 Species
Senegal
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
2 Families  3 Genera  4 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
South Korea
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Spain
4 Families  16 Genera  19 Species
Sweden
2 Families  8 Genera  10 Species
Switzerland
1 Families  7 Genera  8 Species
Taiwan
2 Families  3 Genera  8 Species
Tanzania
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Turkey
1 Families  5 Genera  25 Species
Ukraine
1 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
United Kingdom
3 Families  12 Genera  23 Species
USA
3 Families  15 Genera  38 Species
Vietnam
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Raphidioptera at artfakta.se
Raphidioptera at dyntaxa.se
Raphidioptera at gbif.org
Raphidioptera at irmng.org
Raphidioptera at itis.gov