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Ithonidae
| Description | Ithonidae, commonly called moth lacewings and giant lacewings, is a small family of winged insects of the insect order Neuroptera. The family contains a total of ten living genera, and twelve extinct genera described from fossils. The modern Ithonids have a notably disjunct distribution, while the extinct genera had a more global range. The family is considered one of the most primitive living neuropteran families. Ithonids may be phytophagous. The family has been expanded twice, first to include the genus Rapisma, formerly placed in the monotypic family Rapismatidae, and then in 2010 to include the genera that had been placed into the family Polystoechotidae. Both Rapismatidae and Polystoechotidae have been shown to nest into Ithonidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithonidae, 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 : Ithonidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | moth lacewing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Ithonidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (5.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | V. N. Makarkin and S. B. Archibald. 2009. A new genus and first Cenozoic fossil record of moth lacewings (Neuroptera: Ithonidae) from the Early Eocene of North America. Zootaxa 2063:55-63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Giant Lacewings, Moth Lacewings, Mothlike Lacewings, Ithonid Lacewings, Moth-like Lacewings, Moth Lacewing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithonidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Adamsiana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Allorapisma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Burmithone ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cratovoluptia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Elektrithone ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Fontecilla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Guithone ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Ithone genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jurapolystoechotes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Kirgisella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Lasiosmylus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Megalithone genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Meilingius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Mesopolystoechus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Narodona genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oliarces genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Osmyloides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Palaeopsychops ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Paleopterocalla ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Panfilovdvia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Platystoechotes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Polystoechotes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Polystoechotites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Principiala ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Puripolystoechotes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Rapisma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ricaniella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Varnia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Polystoechotidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Polystoechotidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1853 | Ithonidae Newman |
| 2008 | Ithonidae Engel and Grimaldi |
| 2009 | Ithonidae Makarkin and Archibald |
| 2018 | Ithonidae Engel et al. |
| 1853 | Ithonidae Newman |
| 2008 | Ithonidae Engel and Grimaldi |
| 2009 | Ithonidae Makarkin and Archibald |
| 2018 | Ithonidae Engel et al. |
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!
