The first and last occurrences of hexapod families in the fossil record are compiled from
publications up to end-2009. The major features of these data are compared with those of …

Snakeflies (Raphidioptera) are the smallest order of holometabolous insects that have kept
their distinct and name-giving appearance since the Mesozoic, probably since the Jurassic …

A new snakefly specimen, identified as Mesoraphidia amoena (Raphidioptera:
Raphidiomorpha: Mesoraphidiidae), is discovered from the Lower Cretaceous Laiyang …

Lebanoraphidia nana gen. et sp. n. is described from the Lower Cretaceous amber of
Lebanon and represents the smallest known Raphidioptera. The new taxon is quite similar …

Abstract The Albian amber from Spain presently harbors the greatest number and diversity
of amber adult fossil snakeflies (Raphidioptera). Within Baissopteridae, Baissoptera …

Mesoraphidiidae is an extinct family of the order Raphidioptera with an evolutionary history
that is largely unexplored. Here, we uncovered the evolutionary history of Mesoraphidiidae …

" The basal Cretaceous Purbeck Limestone Group of southern England is one of the most
productive fossil insect deposits in Britain. Thousands of specimens have been collected …

Alloraphidia kyzylzharica sp. nov. is described from the Late Cretaceous (early Turonian)
locality at Kyzylzhar, southern Kazakhstan. It is very similar to A. dorfi, but easily …

Proraphidia anisomorpha sp. nov., a new species of snakefly (Insecta: Raphidioptera:
Mesoraphidiidae), is described from the Lower Cretaceous Laiyang Formation, Shandong …

Several new taxa of snakeflies (Raphidioptera) are described from the Lower Cretaceous
deposits of the Wealden, UK (Barremian), Montsec, Spain (Barremian) and the Crato …