Classification

Table 3. The higher classification (order to subtribe) used in the current Neuropterida Species of the World (NSW) dataset is shown below. This classification generally follows the taxonomies contained in relevant recent monographic works, and has been guided by recent phylogenetic studies, where available. Where multiple taxonomies exist in the recent literature the author has used his judgement in selecting which classification to implement in the NSW. Orders are listed alphabetically, and all subtaxa are listed alphabetically within each higher taxon; no phylogenetic sequencing should be assumed. Taxa at ranks between order and family are infrequently used in the Neuropterida and most have proven to be fairly unstable in composition; they are not included in the NSW classification shown here. While the monophyly of most extant families appears likely, based on recent phylogenetic work, the monophyly of many lower-ranked extant taxa in the family group is less certain—and most of these have yet to be investigated in detail with modern phylogenetic techniques and dense subtaxon sampling. The monophyly, and inter- and intrafamilial phylogenetic relationships of most families that contain only extinct species are also still poorly know.

Order	Family	Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Symbols: H = taxon contains only living species, or both living species and species that became extinct (i.e., are last documented by specimens that died) during the Holocene (i.e., ‘Recent’ species); † = taxon contains only species that became extinct (i.e., are last documented by specimens that died) prior to the Holocene (i.e., ‘fossil’ species); H† = taxon contains one or more ‘Recent’ species and one or more ‘fossil’ species. Notes: For the purposes of this work, a ‘fossil’ is defined as the remains (cast, impression, mineral replacement, etc.) of an organism (or any of its parts) that is believed to have died prior to the beginning of the Holocene Epoch (i.e., before 0.0117 Ma; Geologic Time Scale 2012, Gradstein et al. 2012).
Glosselytrodea†	Archoglossopteridae†
	Glosselytridae†
	Jurinidae†
	Permoberothidae†
MegalopteraH†	CorydalidaeH†
		ChauliodinaeH†
		CorydalinaeH†
	Nanosialidae†	Nanosialinae†
		Raphisialinae†
	Parasialidae†
	SialidaeH†	Sharasialinae†
		SialinaeH†
NeuropteraH†
	Aetheogrammatidae†
		Aetheogrammatinae†
		Ectopogrammatinae†
	Araripeneuridae†
	Archeosmylidae†
	AscalaphidaeH†	AlbardiinaeH
		AscalaphinaeH†
			AcmonotiniH
			AscalaphiniH
			EncyoposiniH
			HybrisiniH
			ProctarrelabriniH
			SuhpalacsiniH
			UlulodiniH†
			UlulomyiiniH
		HaplogleniinaeH†	AllocormodiniH
			CampylophlebiiniH
			MelambrotiniH
			ProctolyriniH
			TmesibasiniH
	Ascalochrysidae†
	Babinskaiidae†
	BerothidaeH†
		BerothimerobiinaeH
		BerothinaeH†
		CyrenoberothinaeH†
		Mesithoninae†
		NosybinaeH†
		NyrminaeH
		Paraberothinae†
		ProtobiellinaeH
		RhachiberothinaeH†
		TrichomatinaeH
	Brongniartiellidae†
	ChrysopidaeH†	ApochrysinaeH
		ChrysopinaeH†
			AnkylopteryginiH
			BelonopteryginiH
			ChrysopiniH†
			LeucochrysiniH†
		Limaiinae†
		NothochrysinaeH†
	ConiopterygidaeH†
		AleuropteryginaeH†
			AleuropteryginiH
			ConiocompsiniH†
			FontenelleiniH†
		BrucheiserinaeH
		ConiopteryginaeH†	ConiopteryginiH†
			ConwentziiniH†
			Phthanoconini†
		Cretaconiopteryginae†
	Corydasialidae†
	DilaridaeH†	BerothellinaeH
		Cretadilarinae†
		DilarinaeH†
		NallachiinaeH
	Dipteromantispidae†
	Epigambriidae†
	Grammolingiidae†
	HemerobiidaeH†	AdelphohemerobiinaeH
		CarobiinaeH
		DrepanacrinaeH
		DrepanepteryginaeH†
		HemerobiinaeH†
		MegalominaeH†
		MicrominaeH
		NotiobiellinaeH†
		SympherobiinaeH†
		ZachobiellinaeH
	IthonidaeH†
	Kalligrammatidae†	Cretanallachiinae†
	MantispidaeH†	CalomantispinaeH
		DrepanicinaeH†
		MantispinaeH†
		MesomantispinaeH†
		SymphrasinaeH†
	Mesoberothidae†
	Mesochrysopidae†
		Allopterinae†
		Mesochrysopinae†
		Tachinymphinae†
	Mesopolystoechotidae†
	MyrmeleontidaeH†
		Araripeneurinae†
			Cratopteryxini†
		MyrmeleontinaeH†	AcanthaclisiniH
			BrachynemuriniH
			DendroleontiniH†
				AcanthoplectrinaH
				DendroleontinaH†
				NuglerinaH
				PericlystinaH
				VoltorinaH
			GnopholeontiniH†
			LemoleminiH
			MauliniH
			MyrmecaeluriniH
			MyrmeleontiniH†
				MyrmeleontinaH†
				PorrerinaH†
			NemoleontiniH	DimarellinaH
				NemoleontinaH
				NeuroleontinaH
				ObinaH
			NesoleontiniH
		PalparinaeH	DimariniH
			PalparidiiniH
			PalpariniH
			PseudimariniH
		StilbopteryginaeH
	NemopteridaeH†	CrocinaeH	CrociniH
			NecrophyliniH
			PastranaiiniH
		NemopterinaeH†
		Roeslerianinae†
	NevrorthidaeH†
	NymphidaeH†
		Myiodactylinae†
	OsmylidaeH†
		Cratosmylinae†
		EidoporisminaeH
		GumillinaeH†
		KempyninaeH†
		Mesosmylininae†
		OsmylinaeH
		PorisminaeH
		ProtosmylinaeH†
		Saucrosmylinae†
		SpilosmylinaeH†
		StenosmylinaeH
	Osmylitidae†
	Osmylopsychopidae†
	Palaeoleontidae†
	Panfiloviidae†
	Parakseneuridae†
	Permithonidae†
	Prohemerobiidae†
	Pseudonymphidae†
	PsychopsidaeH†
		PsychopsinaeH
		SilveirainaeH
		Triassopsychopinae†
		ZygophlebiinaeH
	Saucrosmylidae†
	SisyridaeH†
		Paradoxosisyrinae†
	Solenoptilidae†
Neuropterida, incertae sedis†	Rafaelidae†
RaphidiopteraH†	Baissopteridae†
	Chrysoraphidiidae†
	InocelliidaeH†	Electrinocelliinae†
		InocelliinaeH†	InocelliiniH†
			NeghiniH
	Juroraphidiidae†
	Mesoraphidiidae†
			Nanoraphidiini†
		Alloraphidiinae†
		Mesoraphidiinae†
			Mesoraphidiini†
			Nanoraphidiini†
		Ororaphidiinae†
	Metaraphidiidae†
	Priscaenigmatidae†
	RaphidiidaeH†
		RaphidiinaeH†	AgulliniH†
			AleniniH
			RaphidiiniH†	MongoloraphidiinaH
				OhmellinaH†
				RaphidiinaH†
				RaphidillinaH
		Succinoraphidiinae†