Berothidae
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| Beaded lacewings Fossil range: Late Cretaceous - Recent |
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Cyrenoberothinae |
The beaded lacewings, Berothidae, are a family of winged insects of the order Neuroptera.
They are very closely related to the thorny lacewings (Rhachiberothidae) which were long included in the Berothidae but increasingly are considered distinct again. The mantidflies (Mantispidae) are another group of rather close relatives, and at least some of the probably paraphyletic group of fossil forms collectively called "Mesithonidae" also seem to be quite close.[1]
[edit] Systematics
The peculiar genus Lomamyia cannot be robustly assigned to any one subfamily. In addition, a considerable fossil diversity of beaded lacewings is known from the Late Cretaceous onwards, containing numerous genera which are likewise basal or incertae sedis:
- Banoberotha
- Jersiberotha
- Nascimberotha
- Microberotha
- Plesiorobius - validity doubtful
- Proberotha
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ See references in Haaramo (2008)
[edit] References
- Haaramo, Mikko (2008): Mikko's Phylogeny Archive: Neuroptera. Version of 2008-MAR-11. Retrieved 2008-APR-27.
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