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: Raphidiformia according to G. Bechly and K. Wolf-Schwenninger 2011
Sister taxon: Mesoraphidiidae
Subtaxa: Metaraphidiidae Neoraphidioptera
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (2 collections), Spain (1), United States (1: Nevada)
• Oligocene of France (1), United States (1: Colorado)
• Eocene of Canada (5: British Columbia), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (3), Ukraine (1), United States (17: Colorado, Montana, Washington)
• Jurassic of China (1), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 36 collections including 47 occurrences