| Mantispa | |
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| Mantispa styriaca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Mantispidae |
| Subfamily: | Mantispinae |
| Genus: | Mantispa Illiger, 1798 |
| Synonyms | |
Amycla Rafinesque, 1815 Contents | |
Mantispa [1] is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae [2] and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). [3]
The defining characteristic of Mantispa is the presence of dark, short, thick setae on the mesothorax and occiput (rear head segment). [4]
The Catalogue of Life lists: [2]
Mantispidae, known commonly as mantidflies, mantispids, mantid lacewings, mantisflies or mantis-flies, is a family of small to moderate-sized insects in the order Neuroptera. There are many genera with around 400 species worldwide, especially in the tropics and subtropics. Only five species of Mantispa occur in Europe. As their names suggest, members of the group possess raptorial forelimbs similar to those of the praying mantis, a case of convergent evolution.
Neopanorpa is a paraphyletic genus of around 170 species of scorpionfly in Southeast Asia, nesting the genus Leptopanorpa.
The Berothidae are a family of winged insects of the order Neuroptera. They are known commonly as the beaded lacewings. The family was first named by Anton Handlirsch in 1906. The family consists of 24 genera and 110 living species distributed discontinuously worldwide, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. Numerous extinct species have also been described. Their ecology is poorly known, but in the species where larval stages have been documented, the larvae are predators of termites.
Alderflies are megalopteran insects of the family Sialidae. They are closely related to the dobsonflies and fishflies as well as to the prehistoric Euchauliodidae. All living alderflies – about 66 species all together – are part of the subfamily Sialinae, which contains between one and seven extant genera according to different scientists' views.
Chrysopinae is the nominate subfamily of green lacewings in the insect family Chrysopidae in the order Neuroptera. This subfamily is also the largest within the family and comprises about 60 genera.
Bittacus is a genus of hangingflies in the order Mecoptera. Members of the genus have a cosmopolitan distribution. The genus has existed since at least the earliest Late Cretaceous. Bittacus is considered "grossly paraphyletic" and serves as a catch-all for many distantly related species of hangingflies.
Dendroleontinae is a subfamily of Myrmeleontidae, the antlions.
Dendroleontini is a tribe in the antlion subfamily Dendroleontinae.
The Nemoleontinae are a subfamily of ant-lions, erected by Nathan Banks in 1911.
Nemoleontini is an antlion tribe in the subfamily Myrmeleontinae.
Chrysopini is a tribe of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are about 32 genera and 926 described species in Chrysopini.
Mantispinae is a subfamily of mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are at least 30 genera and 310 described species in Mantispinae.
Megalomus is a genus of brown lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae. There are more than 40 described species in Megalomus.
Nusalala is a genus of brown lacewings. The scientific name was published in 1913 by Longinos Navás. They belong to the subfamily Microminae, as well as the genera Micromus and Megalomina.
Some species of this genus, such as Nusalala brachyptera, are "brachypter" meaning short wings, and have lost the ability to fly; they can only jump. This phenomenon has evolved in a number of genera in the family Hemerobiidae
Apertochrysa is a genus of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are 183 described species in the genus.
Dicromantispa is a genus of mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are about 10 described species in Dicromantispa.
Climaciella is a genus of wasp mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are about 10 described species in Climaciella, found in North, Central, and South America. Climaciella brunnea, a wasp mimic, is a common species found in Central and North America.
Eremoleon is a genus of antlions belonging to the family Myrmeleontidae. The species of this genus are found from the southern United States to Central America.
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