| Zeugomantispa minuta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Mantispidae |
| Genus: | Zeugomantispa |
| Species: | Z. minuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeugomantispa minuta (Fabricius, 1775) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Zeugomantispa minuta, the green mantisfly [2] , is a species of mantidfly in the family Mantispidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. [1] [3] [4]
Like praying mantises, these insects use their forelegs to capture prey. [5] These insects also have parasitoid larvae, which are deposited in spider egg sacs [6] .
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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.
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Dicromantispa is a genus of mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are about 10 described species in Dicromantispa.
Dicromantispa sayi, or Say's mantidfly is a species of mantidfly in the family Mantispidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
Nolima dine is a species of mantidfly in the family Mantispidae.
Nolima is a genus of mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are about seven described species in Nolima.
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