A replacement family-group name among fossil Neuroptera (Insecta)
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https://doi.org/10.17161/np.v0i19.6527Abstract
The nomenclature of the enigmatic fossil family Rafaelidae is summarized and its status as a nomen invalidum requiring replacement is recognized, due to homonymy of its type genus, Rafaelia Nel et al. (nec Rafaelia Townsend). The replacement family-group name is made available as Rafaelianidae Engel & Nel, new name, based on the type genus Rafaeliana Nel et al., which is itself a former replacement for the junior Rafaelia.
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Nel, A., G. Bechly, R. Garrouste, B. Pohl, & F. Escuillié. 2005. A new extraordinary neuropterid family from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil: a new insect order? (Insecta, Neuropterida). Cretaceous Research 26(6): 845–852.
Nel, A., G. Bechly, R. Garrouste, B. Pohl, & F. Escuillié. 2006. Rafaeliana, a replacement generic name for Rafaelia Nel et al., 2005 (Neuropterida). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 111(2): 190.
Townsend, C.H.T. 1917. New genera and species of American muscoid Diptera. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 30: 43–50.
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