Chasmoptera huttii

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Chasmoptera huttii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Nemopteridae
Genus: Chasmoptera
Species:
C. huttii
Binomial name
Chasmoptera huttii
(Westwood, 1848)
Synonyms [1]

Nemoptera huttiiWestwood, 1848

Chasmoptera huttii is an insect in the spoonwing family (Nemopteridae). [2] found in Western Australia. [1]

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It was first described in 1848 by John Obadiah Westwood as Nemoptera huttii. [3] [4] The original species epithet, Huttii, honours John Hutt, governor of Western Australia (1839–1846). [4] There is little peer-reviewed research on them in recent years, but thesis work on them is as recent as 2021.

The adults are diurnal flying insects. [1]

Description

Chasmoptera huttii can be identified as neuropterans by their densely veined forewings with especially prominent radial veins. From their, their long hindwings angled toward their abdomens classify them as nemopteridae, or spoonwings. Setting this species apart from other spoonwings is the asymmetrical, flared end of the hindwing, wider in the male and more detailed in the female.

Habitat and Distribution

Chasmoptera huttii is endemic to Western Australia, and is the region's only genus of spoonwing neuropteran. For the most part, their northern reach is the coastline of Shark Bay, the southern coastline being Harvey. They reach as far East inland as Bullfinch. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Chasmoptera huttii". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Chasmoptera huttii (Westwood 1848) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Chasmoptera huttii (Westwood, 1848)". www.gbif.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 Westwood, J.O. (1848). "Description of Nemoptera huttii, from Western Australia". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 5: XXVI–XXVII.
  5. ↑ Morgan, L. (2021). Taxonomy and Systematics of Chasmoptera (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae: Nemopterinae): Assessing the species status of Western Australia’s only spoon-wing lacewing genus [BSc Thesis, Murdoch University]. https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/graduate/Taxonomy-and-systematics-of-Chasmoptera-Neuroptera/991005542325607891#file-0


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