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Puncha ratzeburgi

Puncha ratzeburgi
Raphidiidae - Puncha ratzeburgi.jpg
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)
Synonyms
  • Agulla ratzenburgi (Brauer, 1876)

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.


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