| Apertochrysa | |
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| Apertochrysa prasina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Chrysopidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysopinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysopini |
| Genus: | Apertochrysa Tjeder, 1966 |
| Diversity | |
| 183 described species | |
| Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Apertochrysa is a genus of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are 183 described species in the genus. [2]
This genus was originally described in 1990 by Xing-ke Yang and Chi-kun Yang under the name of Navasius. The name was a junior homonym of Navasius Esben-Petersen, 1936, a species of antlion, so a replacement name of Dichochrysa was proposed by Yang in 1991. [3] However, a ruling by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature instead maintained priority of the name PseudomalladaTsukaguchi, 1995, thereby renaming the species previously described under the name of Dichochrysa. [1] Further taxonomic work in 2021 by Breitkreuz, Duelli, and Oswald synonymized those genera under ApertochrysaTjeder, 1966. [2]
Apertochrysa is a subcosmopolitan genus. [2] The majority[ clarification needed ] of species are known from the Palearctic region, particularly from the continents of Asia and Africa. [4]
The following 183 species are currently classified under Apertochrysa: [2]
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Apertochrysa arcuata is a species of green lacewing.
Apertochrysa flavinotala is a species of green lacewing.
Apertochrysa pilinota is a species of green lacewing.
Chrysemosa is a genus of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. They are distinguished from related genera based on male genital structures. The small and distinctive C. jeanneli is a commonly encountered species in orchards, fields and gardens of southern Africa.
Sympherobius is a genus of brown lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae. There are at least 50 described species in Sympherobius.
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Dendroleon is a genus of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae. There are more than 20 described species in Dendroleon.
Leucochrysini is a tribe of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are 7 genera and 213 described species in Leucochrysini.
Megalomus is a genus of brown lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae. There are more than 40 described species in Megalomus.
Psectra is a genus of brown lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae. There are more than 20 described species in Psectra.
Apertochrysa sierra is a species of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae. It is found in the western United States and Baja California, Mexico.
