Hemerobius | |
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Hemerobius stigma | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Hemerobiidae |
Subfamily: | Hemerobiinae |
Genus: | Hemerobius Linnaeus, 1758 |
Species | |
Hemerobius is a genus of lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found throughout Europe and North America. [1] Like most lacewings, both the larvae and adults are predatory, primarily eating acarines, scale insects, psyllids, aphids, thrips, and the eggs of lepidopterans and whiteflies.
Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, also known as F. E. Guerin, was a French entomologist.
Hemerobiidae is a family of Neuropteran insects commonly known as brown lacewings, comprising about 500 species in 28 genera. Most are yellow to dark brown, but some species are green. They are small; most have forewings 4–10 mm long. These insects differ from the somewhat similar Chrysopidae not only by the usual coloring but also by the wing venation: hemerobiids differ from chrysopids in having numerous long veins and forked costal cross veins. Some genera are widespread, but most are restricted to a single biogeographical realm. Some species have reduced wings to the degree that they are flightless. Imagines (adults) of subfamily Drepanepteryginae mimic dead leaves. Hemerobiid larvae are usually less hairy than chrysopid larvae.
Sympherobius is a genus of brown lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae. There are at least 50 described species in Sympherobius.
Sympherobius elegans is a species of lacewings.
Chalepini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 50 genera and 830 described species in Chalepini.
Hemerobius humulinus is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia.
Gelastocoris oculatus, the big-eyed toad bug, is a species of toad bug in the family Gelastocoridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Gelastocoris is a genus of toad bugs in the family Gelastocoridae. There are more than 20 described species in Gelastocoris.
Sympherobius umbratus is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in North America.
Sympherobius amiculus is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.
Sympherobius californicus is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania. The species was introduced to New Zealand to prey on aphids and mealybugs affecting crops, first noted in 1936, however was not able to be established.
Sympherobius barberi, or Barber's brown lacewing, is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia, Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America. The species was introduced to New Zealand to prey on aphids and mealybugs, first noted in 1936, however was not able to be established.
Sympherobius killingtoni is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Sacodes is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are about seven described species in Sacodes.
Hemerobius stigma is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America. The species was introduced to New Zealand to prey on adelgidae growing on pine plantations, and was first noted as being present in the country in 1935, however was not able to be established.
Elodes is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are more than 60 described species in Elodes.
Hemerobius bistrigatus is a species of brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found in North America.
Synchita is a genus of cylindrical bark beetles in the family Zopheridae. There are about 20 described species in Synchita.