Osmylidae
| Osmylidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Porismus strigatus, Black Mountain, Canberra (Australia) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Superfamily: | Osmyloidea |
| Family: | Osmylidae Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Osmylidae are a small family of winged insects of the net-winged insect order Neuroptera. The osmylids, also called lance lacewings, stream lacewings or giant lacewings, are found all over the world except North and Central America. There are around 225 extant species.