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Nemopteridae
| Description | Spoonwings or Nemopteridae are a family of neuropteran insects. They are also called thread-winged antlions. They are found in the Ethiopian, Palearctic, Australasian and Neotropical regions but absent in North America (though a fossil has been found in Colorado). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemopteridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Nemopteridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | thread-winged antlion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Nemopteridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (27%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 122 - 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. C. Burmeister. 1839. Handbuch der Entomologie. Zweiter Band. Besondere Entomologie. Zweite Abtheilung. Kaukerfe. Gymnognatha (Zweite Hälfte; vulgo Neuroptera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Thread-winged Antlion, Spoonwings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemopteridae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cratonemopteriginae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Crocinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Krikaiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Nemopterinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Roeslerianinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Afghanocroce genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afroptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amerocroce genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anacroce genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apocroce genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Austrocroce genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Barbibucca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brevistoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Carnarviana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chasmoptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Concroce genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cratonemopteryx ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Croce genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Derhynchia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dielocroce genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Halter genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Halterina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Josandreva genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Knersvlaktia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Krika ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Laurhervasia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lertha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Marquettia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 33.3 Ma Oligocene | |
| Moranida genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Necrophylus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nemeura genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nemia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nemopistha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nemoptera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Nemopterella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palmipenna genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parasicyoptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pastranaia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pterocrose genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Roesleriana ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Savigniella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Semirhynchia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sicyoptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stenorrhachus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thysanocroce genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tjederia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Veurise genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
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 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
