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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Berothidae |
| Subfamily: | Berothinae |
| Genus: | Lomamyia Banks, 1904 |
Lomamyia is a genus of beaded lacewings in the family Berothidae. There are about 11 described species in Lomamyia. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Larvae of Lomamyia are predatory upon termites, and they have been shown to incapacitate their prey using a chemical sprayed from their anus. [5]
These 11 species belong to the genus Lomamyia: [2] [3] [4]
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In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Insects with net-veined wings were brought together under the name Neuroptera.
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