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Raphidiomorpha
Taxonomy
Raphidiomorpha was named by Engel (2002). It is extant.
It was assigned to Raphidioptera by Engel (2002), Perrichot and Engel (2007), Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger (2011), Engel et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Raphidioptera by Engel (2002), Perrichot and Engel (2007), Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger (2011), Engel et al. (2018).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Raphidiomorpha Engel |
| 2007 | Raphidiomorpha Perrichot and Engel p. 2 |
| 2011 | Raphidiomorpha Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger p. 230 |
| 2018 | Raphidiomorpha Engel et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subor. Raphidiomorpha Engel 2002
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Fm. †Baissopteridae Martynova 1961
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G. †Baissoptera Martynova 1961
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†Baissoptera bicolor Lyu et al. 2017
†Baissoptera brasiliensis Oswald 1990
†Baissoptera burmana Lu et al. 2020
†Baissoptera cellulosa Ponomarenko 1993
†Baissoptera cretaceoelectra Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2012
†Baissoptera elongata Ponomarenko 1993
†Baissoptera liaoningensis Ren 1994
†Baissoptera lisae Jepson et al. 2011
†Baissoptera maculata Lu et al. 2020
†Baissoptera martinsoni Martynova 1961
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Invalid names: Baissoptera kolosnitsynae Martynova 1961 [synonym]
†Baissoptera monopoda Lu et al. 2020
†Baissoptera pankowskiorum Lu et al. 2020
†Baissoptera pulchra Martins-Neto and Nel 1993
†Baissoptera sibirica Ponomarenko 1993
†Baissoptera sinica Lyu et al. 2017
†Baissoptera wangi Lu et al. 2020
Invalid names: Arariperaphidia Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1990 [synonym], Rudiraphidia Ren 1997 [synonym]
G. †Cretoraphidia Ponomarenko 1993
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†Cretoraphidia certa Ponomarenko 1993
†Cretoraphidia macrocella Ponomarenko 1993
†Cretoraphidia magna Ponomarenko 1993
†Cretoraphidia reticulata Ponomarenko 1993
G. †Cretoraphidiopsis Engel 2002
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†Cretoraphidiopsis bontsaganensis Ponomarenko 1988
Invalid names: Cretoraphidia Willmann 1994 [replaced]
G. †Electrobaissoptera Lu et al. 2020
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†Electrobaissoptera burmanica Lu et al. 2020
†Electrobaissoptera liui Jouault et al. 2021
G. †Microbaissoptera Lyu et al. 2017
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†Microbaissoptera minima Ponomarenko 1993
†Microbaissoptera monosticha Lyu et al. 2017
Invalid names: Arariperaphidia rochai Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1990 [nomen dubium]
Unr. Raphidiformia Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011
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Unr. Euraphidioptera Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011
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Fm. †Metaraphidiidae Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011
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G. †Metaraphidia Whalley 1985
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†Metaraphidia confusa Whalley 1985
†Metaraphidia vahldieki Willmann 1994
Infraor. Neoraphidioptera Engel 2007
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Fm. Inocelliidae Navas 1913
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G. †Electrinocellia Engel 1995
G. Inocellia Schneider 1843
G. †Paraksenocellia Makarkin et al. 2019
G. †Sinoinocellia Wang 1987
G. †Succinofibla Aspöck and Aspöck 2004
Invalid names: Electrinocelliinae Engel 1995 [empty]
Fm. Raphidiidae Latreille 1810
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G. †Archiinocellia Handlirsch 1910
G. †Archiraphidia Handlirsch 1910
G. †Florissantoraphidia Makarkin and Archibald 2014
G. †Macrostigmoraphia Jepson and Makarkin 2023
G. †Megaraphidia Cockerell 1907
G. Ohmella Aspöck and Aspöck 1968
G. Raphidia Linnaeus 1758
Subfm. Raphidiinae Latreille 1810
Subfm. †Succinoraphidiinae Aspöck and Aspöck 2004
Fm. †Mesoraphidiidae Martynov 1925
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Subfm. †Alloraphidiinae Carpenter 1967
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G. †Alloraphidia Carpenter 1967
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†Alloraphidia asiatica Ponomarenko 1993
†Alloraphidia dorfi Carpenter 1967
†Alloraphidia kyzylzharica Makarkin and Khramov 2015
†Alloraphidia petrosa Ponomarenko 1988
G. †Archeraphidia Ponomarenko 1988
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†Archeraphidia baisensis Ponomarenko 1993
†Archeraphidia hosbayari Ponomarenko 1988
†Archeraphidia yakowlewi Ponomarenko 1988
G. †Pararaphidia Willmann 1994
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†Pararaphidia deserta Ponomarenko 1988
†Pararaphidia vitimica Martynova 1961
Subfm. †Mesoraphidiinae Martynov 1925
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G. †Alavaraphidia Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2012
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†Alavaraphidia imperterrita Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2012
G. †Amarantoraphidia Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2012
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†Amarantoraphidia ventolina Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2012
G. †Baisoraphidia Ponomarenko 1993
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†Baisoraphidia glossopteron Ponomarenko 1993
†Baisoraphidia orientalis Ponomarenko 1993
G. †Huaxiaraphidia Hong 1992
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†Huaxiaraphidia shandongensis Hong 1992
†Huaxiaraphidia sinensis Hong 1992
G. †Mesoraphidia Martynov 1925
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†Mesoraphidia amoena Ren 1997
†Mesoraphidia baekthoensis Ri et al. 2021
†Mesoraphidia daohugouensis Lu et al. 2015
†Mesoraphidia durlstonensis Jepson et al. 2009
†Mesoraphidia ednae Jepson et al. 2011
†Mesoraphidia elongata Martynov 1925
†Mesoraphidia furcivenata Ren 1995
†Mesoraphidia gobiensis Ponomarenko 1988
†Mesoraphidia grandis Martynov 1925
†Mesoraphidia heteroneura Ren 1997
†Mesoraphidia hilli Jepson et al. 2011
†Mesoraphidia inaequalis Martynov 1925
†Mesoraphidia koreensis Engel et al. 2006
†Mesoraphidia longistigmosa Ren 1994
†Mesoraphidia medialis Ponomarenko 1993
†Mesoraphidia phantasma Engel et al. 2006
†Mesoraphidia polyphlebia Ren 1994
†Mesoraphidia pterostigmalis Martynova 1947
†Mesoraphidia ryonsangensis Ri et al. 2021
†Mesoraphidia shangyuanensis Ren 1994
†Mesoraphidia similis Martynov 1925
†Mesoraphidia sinica Ren 1997
†Mesoraphidia websteri Jepson et al. 2009
Invalid names: Mioraphidia Ren 1997 [synonym], Phiradia Willmann 1994 [synonym], Xynoraphidia Ren 1997 [synonym]
G. †Necroraphidia Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2012
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†Necroraphidia arcuata Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2012
G. †Ororaphidia Engel and Ren 2008
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†Ororaphidia bifurcata Lyu et al. 2017
†Ororaphidia megalocephala Engel and Ren 2008
G. †Proraphidia Martynova 1947
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†Proraphidia anisomorpha Chen et al. 2024
†Proraphidia gomezi Jepson and Jarzembowski 2008
†Proraphidia hopkinsi Jepson and Jarzembowski 2008
†Proraphidia jepsoni Lyu et al. 2020
†Proraphidia turkestanica Martynova 1947
†Proraphidia yixianensis Lyu et al. 2020
G. †Siboptera Ponomarenko 1993
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†Siboptera eurydictyon Ponomarenko 1993
†Siboptera fornicata Ren 1994
†Siboptera lata Zhang et al. 2022
Invalid names: Liaoraphidia Ren 1994 [synonym]
G. †Stenoraphidia Lyu et al. 2018
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†Stenoraphidia longioccipitalis Lyu et al. 2018
†Stenoraphidia obliquivenatica Ren 1994
G. †Styporaphidia Engel and Ren 2008
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†Styporaphidia hispanica Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2012
†Styporaphidia magia Engel and Ren 2008
†Styporaphidia willmanni Lyu et al. 2020
Invalid names: Ororaphidiinae Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011 [synonym]
Tr. †Nanoraphidiini Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011
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G. †Cantabroraphidia Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2010
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†Cantabroraphidia marcanoi Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2010
G. †Dolichoraphidia Liu et al. 2016
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†Dolichoraphidia aspoecki Liu et al. 2016
†Dolichoraphidia engeli Liu et al. 2016
†Dolichoraphidia groehni Makarkin 2023
G. †Grimaldiraphidia Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011
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†Grimaldiraphidia luzzii Grimaldi 2000
†Grimaldiraphidia mitchelli Jepson et al. 2009
†Grimaldiraphidia parvula Martynov 1925
†Grimaldiraphidia purbeckensis Jepson et al. 2009
G. †Lebanoraphidia Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011
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†Lebanoraphidia nana Bechly and Wolf-Schwenninger 2011
G. †Nanoraphidia Engel 2002
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†Nanoraphidia electroburmica Engel 2002
†Nanoraphidia lithographica Jepson et al. 2011
Invalid names: Huaxiaraphidiidae Hong 1992 [synonym], Jilinoraphidiidae Hong and Chang 1989 [synonym], Sinoraphidiidae Hong 1982 [synonym]
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 Sinemurian to the top of the Messinian or 199.50000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 192.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 192.9 Ma
Collections (111 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Sinemurian | United Kingdom (England) | Metaraphidia confusa (114646) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Metaraphidia vahldieki (139222) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Mesoraphidia grandis, Mesoraphidia similis, Mesoraphidia elongata, Mesoraphidia parvula, Proraphidia turkestanica (115717) Mesoraphidia inaequalis (31311) Mesoraphidia pterostigmalis (122558) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Mesoraphidia daohugouensis (172659) Ororaphidia megalocephala, Styporaphidia magia (122589) Ororaphidia megalocephala, Styporaphidia magia, Mesoraphidia daohugouensis, Ororaphidia bifurcata (183155) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Liaoning) | Sinoinocellia liaoxiensis (157658) | |
| Tithonian | Mongolia (Dund-Gov’ Aymag) | Mesoraphidia gobiensis (117695) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Mesoraphidia mitchelli (104006) | |
| Late/Upper Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Mesoraphidia durlstonensis (176354) Mesoraphidia durlstonensis, Mesoraphidia purbeckensis, Mesoraphidia websteri (103833) | |
| Late/Upper Hauterivian | United Kingdom (England) | Proraphidia hopkinsi (106417) | |
| Late/Upper Hauterivian | United Kingdom (Surrey) | Mesoraphidia ednae (74973) Mesoraphidia sp. (74972) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Lebanon | Lebanoraphidia nana (124276) Raphidiomorpha indet. (123000) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain | Iberoraphidia dividua (152693) Nanoraphidia lithographica (118913) Proraphidia sp. (152684) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | United Kingdom (England) | Mesoraphidia hilli (104005) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Hebei) | Yanoraphidia gaoi (107001) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Baissoptera euneura (110825) Baissoptera grandis (151523) Baissoptera grandis, Alloraphidia anomala, Baissoptera euneura, Siboptera fornicata, Mesoraphidia heteroneura, Rudiraphidia liaoningensis, Phiradia myrioneura, Mesoraphidia sinica, Mesoraphidia amoena, Caloraphidia glossophylla (155209) Baissoptera grandis, Baissoptera liaoningensis, Siboptera fornicata, Mesoraphidia heteroneura, Mesoraphidia amoena, Caloraphidia glossophylla, Mesoraphidia longistigmosa, Baissoptera bicolor, Baissoptera sinica, Microbaissoptera monosticha, Stenoraphidia obliquivenatica, Stenoraphidia longioccipitalis, Yixianoraphidia anomala, Beipiaoraphidia martynovi, Grammoraphidia ponomarenkoi, Proraphidia jepsoni, Proraphidia yixianensis, Styporaphidia willmanni (188103) Baissoptera liaoningensis, Liaoraphidia fornicata, Archeraphidia polyphlebia, Alloraphidia longistigmosa, Alloraphidia obliquivenatica, Archeraphidia shangyuanensis (138436) Caloraphidia glossophylla, Allocotoraphidia myrioneura (111712) Sinoraphidia viridis (155018) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Henan) | Siboptera lata (229524) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) | Mesoraphidiidae indet. (28006) | |
| Barremian - Aptian | North Korea | Mesoraphidia ryonsangensis, Mesoraphidia baekthoensis (222556) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Russian Federation | Archeraphidia baisensis (123220) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Alloraphidia deserta, Baissoptera martinsoni, Alloraphidia asiatica, Archeraphidia baisensis, Baissoptera elongata, Baissoptera sibirica, Cretoraphidia macrocella, Siboptera medialis, Baisoraphidia sp., Baisoraphidia glossopteron (118216) Baissoptera kolosnitsynae (122561) Baissoptera martinsoni (122560) Baissoptera sp. (113403) Cretinocellia cellulosa, Alloraphidia deserta, Baissoptera martinsoni, Alloraphidia asiatica, Archeraphidia baisensis, Baissoptera cellulosa, Baissoptera minima, Baissoptera sibirica, Cretoraphidia sp., Cretoraphidia reticulata, Siboptera eurydictyon, Baisoraphidia spp., Alloraphidia vitimica (105969) Cretinocellia cellulosa, Baissoptera martinsoni, Alloraphidia asiatica, Archeraphidia baisensis, Baissoptera minima, Baissoptera sibirica, Cretoraphidia magna, Alloraphidia vitimica (105536) Cretoraphidia certa (119510) Mesoraphidiidae indet. (113350) Proraphidia vitimica (122562) | |
| Aptian | China (Shandong) | Huaxiaraphidia sinensis, Huaxiaraphidia shandongensis (154303) Mesoraphidia amoena (201905) Proraphidia anisomorpha (161254) | |
| Aptian | China (Jilin) | Jilinoraphidia dalaziensis (165548) | |
| Aptian | Mongolia | Alloraphidia petrosa (103655) Baissoptera longissima, Cretinocellia cellulosa, Cretinocellia bontsaganensis, Archeraphidia yakowlewi, Archeraphidia hosbayari, Alloraphidia deserta, Alloraphidia petrosa (103657) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Alloraphidiidae indet. (126001 138072) | |
| Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Xuraphidia kezuoensis, Xuraphidia liaoxiensis (152382) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Arariperaphidia rochai (123013 125511) Austroraphidia brasiliensis, Arariperaphidia sp. (181590) Baissoptera brasiliensis (122352) Baissoptera lisae (122928) Cratoraphidia pulchra (138839) Raphidia brasiliensis (122553) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | China (Beijing Shi) | Mesoraphidia furcivenata (106965) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Spain | Mesoraphidiidae indet. 2, Cantabroraphidia marcanoi, Necroraphidia arcuata, Amarantoraphidia ventolina (109438) | |
| Albian | South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) | Mesoraphidia koreensis, Mesoraphidia phantasma (122588) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Mesoraphidiidae indet. (99114) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Spain (Álava) | Mesoraphidiidae indet. 1, Mesoraphidiidae indet. 3, Baissoptera cretaceoelectra, Styporaphidia hispanica, Alavaraphidia imperterrita (108769) | |
| Cenomanian | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | Alloraphidia dorfi (119438) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Baissoptera burmana, Baissoptera wangi, Rhynchobaissoptera hui, Stenobaissoptera xiai (196491) Baissoptera maculata, Baissoptera monopoda, Allobaissoptera oligophlebia (161726) Baissoptera pankowskiorum (123116) Dolichoraphidia groehni (172900) Electrobaissoptera liui (179227) Mesoraphidiidae indet. 1, Mesoraphidiidae indet. 2, Nanoraphidia electroburmica (111688) Nanoraphidia electroburmica, Burmobaissoptera jiaxiaoae, Electrobaissoptera burmanica (178159) Nanoraphidia electroburmica, Dolichoraphidia aspoecki, Dolichoraphidia engeli, Rhynchoraphidia burmana, Burmoraphidia reni, Baissoptera burmana (178121) | |
| Turonian | USA (New Jersey) | Mesoraphidia luzzii (110895) | |
| Turonian | Kazakhstan | Alloraphidia kyzylzharica (103274) Ascalapharia raphidiformis (127856) | |
| Middle Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Mesoraphidiidae indet. (122383) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Canada (British Columbia) | Archiinocellia oligoneura (119858) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Washington) | Megaraphidia klondika (104761) Raphidiidae indet. A (103206) | |
| Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | Megaraphidia antiquissima (147816) Megaraphidia hopkinsi (224003) Paraksenocellia borealis, Megaraphidia ootsa (104793) Raphidiidae indet. (103205) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | Agulla protomaculata (132370) Archiinocellia protomaculata (192071 192072) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Montana) | Macrostigmoraphia diluta (224195) Paraksenocellia sp. (211437) | |
| Uintan | USA (Colorado) | Archiinocellia protomaculata (224004) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Colorado) | Inocellia veterana (122093) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Fibla carpenteri, Inocellia peculiaris, Raphidia baltica, Fibla erigena (124205) Succinofibla aperta (123458) Succinoraphidia exhibens (123770) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Succinoraphidia radioni (196704) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Raphidia erigena (153632) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Inocellia exusta (127617) Inocellia tumulata (122977) Inocellia tumulata, Raphidia tranquilla, Inocellia eventa, Inocellia somnolenta (106384) Megaraphidia elegans (106379) Raphidia exhumata (106380 124001) Raphidia funerata (124680) Raphidia mortua (106381) Raphidia pulveris, Megaraphidia sp. (113749) | |
| Rupelian | France | Raphidiidae indet. E (146907) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | USA (Colorado) | Raphidia creedei (121977) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Nevada) | Agulla mineralensis (102996) | |
| Vallesian - Turolian | Spain | Miofibla cerdanica (113995) | |
| Turolian | France (Ardèche) | Ohmella coffini (113893) | |
| Messinian | France (Cantal) | Raphidiidae indet. B, Raphidiidae indet. C, Raphidiidae indet. D, Inocelliidae indet. G (122195) |