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Nemopteridae (thread-winged antlion)
Taxonomy
Nematopteridae was named by Burmeister (1839). It is extant.
It was corrected as Nemopteridae by Martins-Neto and Vulcano (1989), Carpenter (1992), Martins-Neto (2002), Engel and Grimaldi (2008), Makarkin et al. (2013), Engel et al. (2018), Makarkin et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Planipennia by Carpenter (1992); to Nemopteroidea by Martins-Neto (2002), Engel and Grimaldi (2008); to Myrmeleontoidae by Makarkin et al. (2018); and to Myrmeleontoidea by Martins-Neto and Vulcano (1989), Makarkin et al. (2013), Engel et al. (2018).
It was corrected as Nemopteridae by Martins-Neto and Vulcano (1989), Carpenter (1992), Martins-Neto (2002), Engel and Grimaldi (2008), Makarkin et al. (2013), Engel et al. (2018), Makarkin et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Planipennia by Carpenter (1992); to Nemopteroidea by Martins-Neto (2002), Engel and Grimaldi (2008); to Myrmeleontoidae by Makarkin et al. (2018); and to Myrmeleontoidea by Martins-Neto and Vulcano (1989), Makarkin et al. (2013), Engel et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1989 | Nemopteridae Martins-Neto and Vulcano p. 386 |
| 1992 | Nemopteridae Carpenter |
| 2002 | Nemopteridae Martins-Neto p. 54 |
| 2008 | Nemopteridae Engel and Grimaldi |
| 2013 | Nemopteridae Makarkin et al. p. 2 |
| 2018 | Nemopteridae Engel et al. |
| 2018 | Nemopteridae Makarkin et al. p. 602 |
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Fm. Nemopteridae Burmeister 1839 [thread-winged antlion]
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Subfm. †Cratonemopteriginae Martins-Neto 2002
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G. †Cratonemopteryx Martins-Neto 1992
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†Cratonemopteryx audax Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
†Cratonemopteryx robusta Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
†Cratonemopteryx speciosa Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1997
Invalid names: Megalopteryx Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 [replaced]
Subfm. †Krikaiinae Martins-Neto 2002
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Subfm. Nemopterinae Burmeister 1839
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G. Halter Rambur 1842
G. Lertha Navás 1910
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Invalid names: Kirbynia Navás 1910 [synonym], Olivierina Navás 1910 [synonym]
G. †Marquettia Navás 1913
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†Marquettia americana Cockerell 1907
†Marquettia metzeli Pierce and Kirkby 1959
Tr. Stenonemiini Orfila 1955
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Subfm. †Roeslerianinae Martins-Neto 1997
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G. †Roesleriana Martins-Neto 1997
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†Roesleriana exotica Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
Invalid names: Roesleria Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 [replaced]
Invalid names: Roesleriinae Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Whitneyan or 119.57000 to 29.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Cratocroce araripensis (228749) Cratonemopteryx speciosa, Roesleriana sp. (104659) Krika pilosa (105330) Megalopteryx audax, Megalopteryx robusta, Cratonemopteryx speciosa (125511) Roesleria exotica (123014 149767) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Cretocroce xiai (196491) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Stenonemiini indet. (127743) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Halter americana (106380) Marquettia americana (127617) | |
| MP 23 | France | Paleonemia balmeae (157327) | |
| Rupelian | France | Stenonemiini indet. (146907) | |
| Whitneyan | USA (Montana) | Olivierina metzeli (152195) |