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Rhachiberothidae (thorny lacewing)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Rhachiberothidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Rhachiberothidae Tjeder
2007Rhachiberothidae Wedmann and Makarkin
2008Rhachiberothidae Engel and Grimaldi
2018Rhachiberothidae Engel et al.
2018Rhachiberothidae Nakamine and Yamamoto p. 112
2020Rhachiberothidae Nakamine et al. p. 1151

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
superorderNeuropterida
—Metaxyneuroptera
—Eidoneuroptera
orderNeuroptera
—Euneuroptera
superfamilyMantispoidea(Leach 1815)
familyRhachiberothidaeTjeder 1959
familyRhachiberothidaeTjeder 1959

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.

Fm. Rhachiberothidae Tjeder 1959 [thorny lacewing]
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G. †Oisea Nel et al. 2005
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†Oisea celinea Nel et al. 2005
Invalid names: Eorhachiberotha Nel et al. 2005 [replaced]
Subfm. †Paraberothinae Nel et al. 2005
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G. †Acanthoberotha Nakamine et al. 2020
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†Acanthoberotha cuspis Nakamine et al. 2020
G. †Albertoberotha McKellar and Engel 2009
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†Albertoberotha leuckorum McKellar and Engel 2009
G. †Alboberotha Nel et al. 2005
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†Alboberotha petrulevicii Nel et al. 2005
G. †Astioberotha Nakamine et al. 2020
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†Astioberotha coutreti Jouault 2021
†Astioberotha falcipes Nakamine et al. 2020
G. †Chimerhachiberotha Nel et al. 2005
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†Chimerhachiberotha acrasarii Nel et al. 2005
G. †Creagroparaberotha Makarkin 2015
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†Creagroparaberotha cuneata Nakamine et al. 2020
†Creagroparaberotha groehni Makarkin 2015
G. †Eorhachiberotha Engel 2004
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G. †Kujiberotha Nakamine and Yamamoto 2018
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†Kujiberotha teruyukii Nakamine and Yamamoto 2018
G. †Micromantispa Shi et al. 2015
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†Micromantispa cristata Shi et al. 2015
†Micromantispa galeata Nakamine et al. 2020
†Micromantispa spicata Nakamine et al. 2020
G. †Paraberotha Whalley 1980
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†Paraberotha acra Whalley 1980
G. †Raptorapax Petrulevičius et al. 2010
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†Raptorapax terribilissima Petrulevičius et al. 2010
G. †Retinoberotha Schlüter 1978
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†Retinoberotha stuermeri Schlüter 1978
G. †Rhachibermissa Grimaldi 2000
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†Rhachibermissa phenax Engel and Grimaldi 2008
†Rhachibermissa splendida Grimaldi 2000
G. †Scoloberotha Engel and Grimaldi 2008
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†Scoloberotha necatrix Engel and Grimaldi 2008
G. †Spinoberotha Nel et al. 2005
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†Spinoberotha mickaelacrai Nel et al. 2005
G. †Stygioberotha Nakamine et al. 2020
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†Stygioberotha siculifera Nakamine et al. 2020
G. †Uranoberotha Nakamine et al. 2020
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†Uranoberotha chariessa Nakamine et al. 2020
G. †Paradoxoberotha Nakamine et al. 2021
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†Paradoxoberotha chimaera Nakamine et al. 2021
Subfm. Rhachiberothinae Tjeder 1959 [thorny lacewing]
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G. †Whalfera Engel 2004
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†Whalfera venatrix Whalley 1983
†Whalfera wiszniewskii Makarkin and Kupryjanowicz 2010
Invalid names: Fera Whalley 1983 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Priabonian or 130.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Chimerhachiberotha acrasarii (123000) Paraberotha acra (123001) Raptorapax terribilissima (123416) Spinoberotha mickaelacrai (122471)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Alboberotha petrulevicii (99114)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Astioberotha coutreti (179227) Creagroparaberotha groehni (172900) Eorhachiberotha burmitica (123020) Micromantispa cristata (144466) Paradoxoberotha chimaera (196491) Rhachiberothidae indet., Acanthoberotha cuspis, Astioberotha falcipes, Stygioberotha siculifera, Uranoberotha chariessa, Creagroparaberotha cuneata, Micromantispa galeata, Micromantispa spicata (111688) Scoloberotha necatrix (123116)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Retinoberotha stuermeri (123019)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Rhachibermissa sp., Rhachibermissa splendida, Rhachibermissa phenax (110895)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5Japan Kujiberotha teruyukii (138803)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Albertoberotha leuckorum (122387)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Eorhachiberotha celinea (123850)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Whalfera wiszniewskii (120813)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (Norfolk) Fera venatrix (155207)