Cimbrophlebiidae

{{Short description|Extinct family of insects}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|Toarcian|Eocene}}

| image = Cimbrophlebia bittaciformis Fur Formation.jpg

| image_caption = Cimbrophlebia bittaciformis

| taxon = Cimbrophlebiidae

| authority = Willmann 1977

| subdivision_ranks =

| subdivision = See text

}}

Cimbrophlebiidae is an extinct family of scorpionflies. They are considered to be the sister group to the Bittacidae, together forming the clade Raptipedia.{{Cite journal|last1=Xiao|first1=Zhang|last2=Chungkun|first2=Shih|last3=Yunyun|first3=Zhao|last4=Dong|first4=Ren|date=October 2015|title=New Species of Cimbrophlebiidae (Insecta: Mecoptera) from the Middle Jurassic of Northeastern China|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/1755-6724.12559|journal=Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition|language=en|volume=89|issue=5|pages=1482–1496|doi=10.1111/1755-6724.12559|s2cid=131239878 }}

Systematics

An undescribed specimen is also known from the Toarcian aged "Green Series" of Germany.

References

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Category:Prehistoric insect families

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