†family Rafaelianidae Engel and Nel 2017 (lacewing)
Insecta - Neuroptera - Rafaelianidae
Synonym: Rafaelidae Nel et al. 2005 [replaced name]
Full reference: M. S. Engel and A. Nel. 2017. A replacement family-group name among fossil Neuroptera (Insecta). Novitates Paleoentomologicae 19:1-3
Parent taxon: Myrmeleontoidea according to M. S. Engel et al. 2018
See also Engel and Grimaldi 2008, Engel and Nel 2017 and Nel et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Adelpholeon, Babinskaiidae, Burmitus, Chrysoleonites, Cratosmylidae, Cretoleon, Diodontognathus, Electrocaptivus, Mesoptynx, Microsmylus, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontoidae, Nemopteridae, Nymphidae, Nymphidoidae
Subtaxa: Rafaeliana
Type: Rafaeliana
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences