Rhachiberothidae

Rhachiberothidae, sometimes called thorny lacewings, are a family of winged insects in the order Neuroptera.

Thorny lacewings Temporal range: Early Cretaceous - Recent
The Oisea celinea holotype in Oise amber
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Suborder:	Hemerobiiformia
Superfamily:	Mantispoidea
Family:	Rhachiberothidae
Genera
Mucroberotha Rhachiberotha and see text

Long included in the Berothidae (beaded lacewings), they are usually considered a separate family by current authors. Another closely related group are the mantidflies (Mantispidae), and at least some of the probably paraphyletic group of fossil forms collectively called "Mesithonidae" also seem to be quite close.

A considerable number of prehistoric genera have been described from fossils dating back to the Early Cretaceous:

• Rhachiberothidae Tjeder, 1959
  • †Paraberothinae Nel et al., 2005
    • †Albertoberotha McKellar & Engel, 2009
    • †Alboberotha Nel et al., 2005
    • †Chimerhachiberotha Nel et al., 2005
    • †Creagroparaberotha Makarkin, 2015
    • †Eorhachiberotha Engel, 2004
    • †Kujiberotha Nakamine & Yamamoto, 2018
    • †Micromantispa Shi et al., 2015
    • †Oisea Nel et al., 2005
    • †Paraberotha Whalley, 1980
    • †Raptorapax Petrulevicius et al., 2010
    • †Retinoberotha Schlüter, 1978
    • †Rhachibermissa Grimaldi, 2000
    • †Scoloberotha Engel & Grimaldi, 2008
    • †Spinoberotha Nel et al., 2005
  • Rhachiberothinae Tjeder, 1959
    • Rhachiberotha
    • †Whalfera Engel, 2004

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