Puncha ratzeburgi | |
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Puncha ratzeburgi, female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Raphidioptera |
Family: | Raphidiidae |
Genus: | Puncha |
Species: | P. ratzeburgi |
Binomial name | |
Puncha ratzeburgi (Brauer, 1876) |
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Puncha ratzeburgi is a species of snakeflies in the family Raphidiidae.
These snakeflies have long prothorax, hyaline wings with a distinct pterostigma and a long ovipositor in the females. They are predatory, both as adults and larvae and they are widely distributed in Central and Eastern Europe.