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Megaloptera
Temporal range: Permian - Recent
Corydalus cornutus MHNT male.jpg
Alderfly Corydalus cornutus
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Megaloptera

Latreille, 1802
Families

Corydalidae
Sialidae
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Megaloptera is an order of insects. It contains the alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies. There are about 300 known species.

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