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Taxonomy
Raptipedia was named by Willmann (1987). It is extant.
It was assigned to Pistillifera by Willmann (1987); and to Mecoptera by Ansorge (1996), Petrulevičius and Jarzembowski (2004).
It was assigned to Pistillifera by Willmann (1987); and to Mecoptera by Ansorge (1996), Petrulevičius and Jarzembowski (2004).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1987 | Raptipedia Willmann |
1996 | Raptipedia Ansorge p. 73 |
2004 | Raptipedia Petrulevičius and Jarzembowski |
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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.
Infraor. Raptipedia Willmann 1987
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Fm. Bittacidae Handlirsch 1906 [hangingfly]
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G. †Antiquanabittacus Petrulevičius and Jarzembowski 2004
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†Antiquanabittacus dispar Bashkuev 2023
†Antiquanabittacus nanus Petrulevičius and Jarzembowski 2004
†Antiquanabittacus punctatus Yu et al. 2025
†Antiquanabittacus robustus Bashkuev 2023
†Antiquanabittacus saltator Bashkuev 2023
Subfm. †Bittacinae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Mesobittacus Handlirsch 1939
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†Mesobittacus kubekovensis Novokshonov 1993
†Mesobittacus marginelaesus Bode 1953
†Mesobittacus minutus Handlirsch 1939
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Invalid names: Protobittacus pediculatus Bode 1953 [synonym]
Invalid names: Auxobittacus Bode 1953 [synonym], Microbittacus Novokshonov 1993 [synonym]
G. Orobittacus Villegas and Byers 1981
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†Orobittacus antiquus Novokshonov 1993
†Orobittacus minutus Novokshonov 1993
G. Bittacus Latreille 1802
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†Bittacus biamensis Novokshonov 1993
†Bittacus egestionis Carpenter 1955
†Bittacus lepiduscretaceus Li et al. 2018
†Bittacus succinus Carpenter 1954
†Bittacus veternus Cockerell 1921
G. †Composibittacus Liu et al. 2016
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†Composibittacus bipunctatus Liu et al. 2016
†Composibittacus reticulatus Liu et al. 2016
†Composibittacus retroflexus Yu et al. 2025
G. †Decoribittacus Li and Ren 2009
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†Decoribittacus euneurus Li and Ren 2009
†Decoribittacus stictus Li and Ren 2009
G. †Exilibittacus Yang et al. 2012
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†Exilibittacus foliaceus Liu et al. 2014
†Exilibittacus lii Yang et al. 2012
†Exilibittacus plagioneurus Liu et al. 2014
G. †Formosibittacus Li et al. 2008
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†Formosibittacus macularis Li et al. 2008
†Formosibittacus multifarius Yu et al. 2025
G. Hylobittacus Byers 1979
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†Hylobittacus antiquus Pictet and Hagen 1856
†Hylobittacus fossilis Carpenter 1954
†Hylobittacus minimus Carpenter 1954
†Hylobittacus picteti Krzemiński 2007
Invalid names: Electrobittacus Carpenter 1931 [synonym]
G. †Karattacus Novokshonov 1997
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†Karattacus longialatus Li and Ren 2009
†Karattacus persibus Novokshonov 1997
G. †Megabittacus Ren 1997
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†Megabittacus beipiaoensis Ren 1997
†Megabittacus colosseus Ren 1997
†Megabittacus spatiosus Yang et al. 2012
G. †Mongolobittacus Petrulevičius et al. 2007
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†Mongolobittacus daohugouensis Petrulevičius et al. 2007
†Mongolobittacus oligophlebius Liu et al. 2014
†Mongolobittacus speciosus Liu et al. 2014
Subfm. †Neorthophlebiinae Handlirsch 1920
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G. †Ctenobittacus Villet 2025
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†Ctenobittacus tongchuanensis Hong 2009
Invalid names: Ctenophlebia Hong 2009 [replaced]
G. †Neorthophlebia Handlirsch 1906
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†Neorthophlebia acutipennis Handlirsch 1939
†Neorthophlebia debilis Handlirsch 1906
†Neorthophlebia maculipennis Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Metaxybittacus vittatus Bode 1953 [synonym], Neorthophlebia minor Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
†Neorthophlebia medialis Handlirsch 1939
†Neorthophlebia megapolitana Geinitz 1883
†Neorthophlebia nana Martynova 1948
†Neorthophlebia pallida Handlirsch 1939
†Neorthophlebia robusta Martynov 1937
†Neorthophlebia simillima Handlirsch 1939
†Neorthophlebia stigmatica Handlirsch 1939
†Neorthophlebia unica Martynova 1948
†Neorthophlebia yunnanensis Zhang and Hong 2003
G. †Parabittacus Handlirsch 1939
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†Parabittacus analis Handlirsch 1939
†Parabittacus lingula Bode 1953
Invalid names: Polydicrobittacus Bode 1953 [synonym]
G. †Protobittacus Tillyard 1933
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†Protobittacus arculatus Bode 1953
†Protobittacus desacuminatus Bode 1953
†Protobittacus handlirschi Tillyard 1933
†Protobittacus liassicus Tillyard 1933
†Protobittacus maculatus Tillyard 1933
†Protobittacus moestus Sukatsheva 1985
G. †Orthobittacus Willmann 1989
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†Orthobittacus abshiricus Martynova 1951
†Orthobittacus maculosus Liu et al. 2016
†Orthobittacus polymitus Novokshonov 1996
†Orthobittacus suni Kopeć et al. 2018
Subfm. †Plesiobittacinae Novokshonov 1997
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G. †Plesiobittacus Novokshonov 1997
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†Plesiobittacus martynovi Novokshonov 1997
†Plesiobittacus primigenius Novokshonov 1997
G. †Preanabittacus Novokshonov 1993
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†Preanabittacus karatavensis Novokshonov 1993
†Preanabittacus validus Yang et al. 2012
G. †Scharabittacus Novokshonov 1993
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†Scharabittacus karatavicus Novokshonov 1993
†Scharabittacus mongolicus Novokshonov 1993
†Scharabittacus pictus Martynova 1949
G. †Sibirobittacus Sukacheva 1990
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†Sibirobittacus atalus Ren 1997
†Sibirobittacus kazakhstanensis Novokshonov 1993
†Sibirobittacus undus Sukacheva 1990
Fm. †Cimbrophlebiidae Willmann 1977 [hangingfly]
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G. †Bellicimbrophlebia Yang et al. 2013
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†Bellicimbrophlebia angusta Yang et al. 2013
†Bellicimbrophlebia cruciata Yang et al. 2013
†Bellicimbrophlebia disvena Yang et al. 2013
†Bellicimbrophlebia eumorpha Yang et al. 2013
†Bellicimbrophlebia heteroneura Zhang et al. 2015
G. †Cimbrophlebia Willmann 1977
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†Cimbrophlebia amoena Zhang et al. 2015
†Cimbrophlebia bittaciformis Willmann 1977
†Cimbrophlebia brooksi Archibald 2009
†Cimbrophlebia flabelliformis Archibald 2009
†Cimbrophlebia gracilenta Zhang et al. 2015
†Cimbrophlebia leahyi Archibald 2009
†Cimbrophlebia rara Wang et al. 2014
†Cimbrophlebia westae Archibald 2009
G. †Malmocimbrophlebia Bechly and Schweigart 2000
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†Malmocimbrophlebia buergeri Bechly and Schweigart 2000
G. †Telobittacus Zhang 1993
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†Telobittacus bellus Yang et al. 2013
†Telobittacus decorus Zhang et al. 2015
†Telobittacus fragosus Zhang 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Longobardian to the top of the MP 28 or 239.48000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma
Collections (73 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Longobardian | China (Shaanxi) | Ctenophlebia tongchuanensis, Neorthophlebopsis qishuiheensis (117138) | |
Norian | Australia (Queensland) | Archebittacus exilis (106484 191411) | |
Rhaetian | United Kingdom (England) | Protobittacus liassicus, Protobittacus maculatus (113961) | |
Hettangian - Sinemurian | Kyrgyzstan (Tonskiy) | Neorthophlebia robusta, Neorthophlebia unica, Neorthophlebia nana (105087) | |
Pliensbachian | Kyrgyzstan | Neorthophlebia abshirica (160469) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Auxobittacus marginelaesus (107322) Auxobittacus praeacutus (107343) Polydicrobittacus lingula (107553) Polydicrobittacus lingula, Haplobittacus parvus (107321) Protobittacus arculatus, Protobittacus pediculatus, Auxobittacus praeacutus, Metaxybittacus vittatus, Pleobittacus retroflexus, Polydicrobittacus lingula (105002) Protobittacus clavaeformis (107323) Protobittacus desacuminatus (107555) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | Bittacidae indet., Cimbrophlebiidae indet., Neorthophlebia maculipennis, Mesobittacus minutus (114993) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany | Neorthophlebia minor, Mesobittacus minutus, Orthophlebia megapolitana, Neorthophlebia debilis, Parabittacus analis, Neorthophlebia pallida, Neorthophlebia simillima, Neorthophlebia medialis, Neorthophlebia stigmatica, Neorthophlebia acutipennis, Orthophlebia megapolitana (123987) | |
Falciferum | Germany | Bittacidae indet. (192037) | |
Falciferum | United Kingdom (England) | Bittacidae indet. (234543) Protobittacus handlirschi (154307) | |
Toarcian | Russian Federation (Kemerovo) | Protobittacus moestus (125484) | |
Toarcian | Kyrgyzstan | Neorthophlebia robusta (114702) | |
Toarcian | Kyrgyzstan (Batken) | Asiobittacus sajsagulis, Plesiobittacus martynovi, Plesiobittacus primigenius (105003) | |
Bajocian - Bathonian | Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) | Microbittacus kubekovensis (118010) | |
Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Karattacus persibus, Orobittacus antiquus (105971) Orthobittacus polymitus, Probittacus karatavicus (105426) Preanabittacus karatavensis, Probittacus karatavicus (106101) Probittacus avitus (114692) Prohylobittacus sorosi (113439) Prohylobittacus sorosi, Orobittacus antiquus (105970) Sibirobittacus kazakhstanensis (106102) | |
Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Bellicimbrophlebia cruciata, Bellicimbrophlebia disvena (117610) Exilibittacus lii (137887) Formosibittacus macularis, Jurahylobittacus astictus, Decoribittacus euneurus, Decoribittacus stictus, Karattacus longialatus (112664) Formosibittacus multifarius, Antiquanabittacus punctatus, Composibittacus retroflexus (112663) Mongolobittacus daohugouensis (113371) Mongolobittacus speciosus, Mongolobittacus oligophlebius, Exilibittacus foliaceus, Exilibittacus plagioneurus (155751) Orthobittacus suni (183155) Perfecticimbrophlebia laetus, Preanabittacus validus, Juracimbrophlebia ginkgofolia, Telobittacus bellus, Mirorcimbrophlebia daohugouensis, Bellicimbrophlebia cruciata, Bellicimbrophlebia angusta, Bellicimbrophlebia eumorpha, Bellicimbrophlebia disvena (113366) Telobittacus decorus, Bellicimbrophlebia heteroneura, Cimbrophlebia amoena, Cimbrophlebia gracilenta, Composibittacus bipunctatus, Composibittacus reticulatus, Orthobittacus maculosus (123761) | |
Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Liaoning) | Liaobittacus longantennatus (107004) | |
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian | China (Yunnan) | Neorthophlebia yunnanensis (164859) | |
Late/Upper Jurassic | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Neorthophlebia indet. (125483) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany | Malmocimbrophlebia buergeri (122880) | |
Tithonian | Mongolia | Orobittacus minutus (104748) Probittacus mongolicus (121393) | |
Tithonian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Sibirobittacus undus (123197) | |
Early/Lower Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Tytthobittacus jarzembowski (104007) | |
Late/Upper Hauterivian | United Kingdom (England) | Antiquanabittacus nanus (106417) | |
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian | China (Shaanxi) | Telobittacus fragosus (140940) | |
Late/Upper Barremian | China (Nei Mongol) | Cimbrophlebia rara (125656) | |
Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Megabittacus colosseus, Megabittacus beipiaoensis, Sibirobittacus atalus (138436) Megabittacus spatiosus (140491) | |
Barremian - Aptian | North Korea | Paekthobittacus sinuijuensis (200272) | |
Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Antiquanabittacus saltator, Antiquanabittacus dispar (113349) Baissobittacus angustipennatus, Cretobittacus baisensis (105969) Raptipedia indet., Antiquanabittacus sp., Antiquanabittacus saltator, Antiquanabittacus robustus, Antiquanabittacus dispar (113350) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Bittacus lepiduscretaceus (178121) Burmobittacus jarzembowskii (161726) | |
Late/Upper Paleocene | Argentina (Jujuy) | Thyridates novokschonovi (113004) | |
Ypresian | Denmark | Cimbrophlebia bittaciformis (113025) | |
Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | Cimbrophlebia sp. A, Cimbrophlebia flabelliformis, Cimbrophlebia leahyi (103205) | |
Ypresian | USA (Washington) | Cimbrophlebia brooksi, Cimbrophlebia westae (103206) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Utah) | Bittacus egestionis (122882) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | Palaeobittacus eocenicus (163519) | |
Priabonian | Russian Federation (Primorskiy) | Bittacus biamensis (123794) | |
Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Bittacus fossilis, Bittacus minimus, Bittacus succinus, Hylobittacus antiquus (124205) Bittacus minimus (123766) | |
Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Bittacus sp.A, Panorpa veterna, Bittacus veternus (123960) | |
Priabonian | Russian Federation | Hylobittacus fossilis, Hylobittacus minimus, Hylobittacus picteti (123419) | |
Priabonian | Poland | Bittacus antiquus (109625) Hylobittacus antiquus, Hylobittacus fossilis, Hylobittacus minimus, Hylobittacus picteti (123215) Hylobittacus fossilis (120813) | |
Priabonian | Germany (Halle) | Hylobittacus picteti (124273) | |
MP 28 | Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) | Eremobittacus opeth (160097) |