Lebanoraphidia Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011 (snakefly)

Insecta - Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae

Full reference: G. Bechly and K. Wolf-Schwenninger. 2011. A new fossil genus and species of snakefly (Raphidioptera: Mesoraphidiidae) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber, with a discussion of snakefly phylogeny and fossil history. Insect Systematics & Evolution 42:221-236

Parent taxon: Nanoraphidiini according to Y. N. Lu et al. 2015

See also Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011

Sister taxa: Burmoraphidia, Cantabroraphidia, Dolichoraphidia, Grimaldiraphidia, Nanoraphidia, Rhynchoraphidia

Subtaxa: Lebanoraphidia nana

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Type: Lebanoraphidia nana

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Lebanese amber, Jezzine (SMNS collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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