Babinskaiidae is an extinct family of

neuroptera The insect order (biology), order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera is grouped together with the Megaloptera (alderflies, f ...

ns known from the

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...

period of

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...

and

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

. They are part of the superfamily

Myrmeleontoidea Myrmeleontoidea is a neuropteran superfamily in the clade Myrmeleontiformia. The following families are included: Superfamily Myrmeleontoidea (syn Nemopteroidea) * Family Ascalaphidae: owlflies (included in Myrmeleontidae in some classifications ...

. Their distinguishing characters include: "long filiform antennae, narrowly elongated wings, with features such as trichosors, and presectorial cross

veins Veins () are blood vessels in the circulatory system of humans and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are those of the pulmonary and fetal c ...

present in both wings, and absence of forewing oblique vein". They are considered transitional between

Nymphidae Nymphidae, sometimes called split-footed lacewings, are a family (biology), family of Pterygota, winged insects of the order (biology), order Neuroptera. There are 35 extant species native to Australia and New Guinea. Nymphidae stand somewhat ap ...

and more derived myrmeleontodoids, such as

antlions The antlions are a group of about 2,000 species of insect in the neuropteran family Myrmeleontidae. They are known for the predatory habits of their larvae, which mostly dig pits to trap passing ants or other prey. In North America, the larvae ...

Genera

* †'' Babinskaia'' Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989R. G. Martins-Neto and M. A. Vulcano. 1989. Neurópteros (Insecta, Planipennia) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. II. Superfamília Myrmeleontoidea. ''Revista Brasileira de Entomologia'' 33:367-402

Crato Formation The Crato Formation is a geologic formation (stratigraphy), formation of Early Cretaceous (Aptian) age in northeastern Brazil's Araripe Basin. It is an important Lagerstätten, Lagerstätte (undisturbed fossil accumulation) for palaeontology, pa ...

, Brazil, Aptian ** †''Babinskaia formosa'' Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 ** †''Babinskaia pulchra'' Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 * †'' Baisonelia'' Ponomarenko, 1992

Zaza Formation The Zaza Formation is a geological formation located in Buryatia (Russia). It dates to the Lower Cretaceous. The age of the formation is disputed, and is considered likely to be Valanginian-Hauterivian, or Aptian in age. It comprises sandstones, ...

, Russia, Aptian ** †''Baisonelia vitimica'' Ponomarenko 1992 * †'' Burmobabinskaia'' Lu et al. 2016

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. Th ...

, Myanmar, Cenomanian ** †''Burmobabinskaia tenuis'' Lu et al. 2016 * †'' Electrobabinskaia'' Lu et al. 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian ** †''Electrobabinskaia burmana'' Lu et al. 2016 * †'' Gigantobabinskaia'' Makarkin and Staniczek 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian ** †''Gigantobabinskaia godunkoi'' Makarkin and Staniczek 2019 * †'' Neliana'' (replaced ''Nelia'' Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989) Martins-Neto 1992 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian ** †''Neliana impolluta'' Martins-Neto 1997 ** †''Neliana maculata'' Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 * †'' Parababinskaia'' Makarkin et al. 2017 ** †''Parababinskaia douteaui'' Ngô-Muller et al. 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian ** †''Parababinskaia elegans'' Makarkin et al. 2017 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian ** †''Parababinskaia makarkini'' Hu et al. 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian *†'' Paraneliana'' Jouault & Nel, 2021 **†''Paraneliana sennlaubi'' Jouault & Nel, 2021 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian * †'' Pseudobabinskaia'' Makarkin et al. 2017 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian ** †''Pseudobabinskaia martinsnetoi'' Lu et al. 2016 (formerly ''Babinskaia martinsnetoi'') * †'' Pseudoneliana'' Huang et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian ** †''Pseudoneliana makarkini'' Huang et al. 2019 *†'' Calobabinskaia'' Lu, Wang & Liu, 2021 **†''Calobabinskaia xiai'' Lu, Wang & Liu, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian *†'' Stenobabinskaia'' Lu, Wang & Liu, 2021 **†''Stenobabinskaia punctata'' Lu, Wang & Liu, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian *†'' Xiaobabinskaia'' Lu, Wang & Liu, 2021 **†''Xiaobabinskaia lepidotricha'' Lu, Wang & Liu, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

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