Lomamyia
| Lomamyia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Berothidae |
| Subfamily: | Berothinae |
| Genus: | 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]
Biology
Larvae of Lomamyia are predatory upon termites, and they have been shown to incapacitate their prey using a chemical sprayed from their anus.[5]
Species
These 11 species belong to the genus Lomamyia:[2][3][4]
- Lomamyia banksi Carpenter, 1940
- Lomamyia flavicornis (Walker, 1853)
- Lomamyia fulva Carpenter, 1940
- Lomamyia hamata (Walker, 1853)
- Lomamyia latipennis Carpenter, 1940
- Lomamyia longicollis (Walker, 1853)
- Lomamyia occidentalis (Banks in Baker, 1905)
- Lomamyia squamosa Carpenter, 1940
- Lomamyia tenuis Carpenter, 1940
- Lomamyia texana (Banks, 1897)
- Lomamyia trombetensis Penny, 1985
References
- ^ "Lomamyia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ a b "Lomamyia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ a b "Lomamyia Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ a b "Browse Lomamyia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ Johnson, J. B.; Hagen, K. S. (1981). "A neuropterous larva uses an allomone to attack termites". Nature. 289 (5797): 506–507. Bibcode:1981Natur.289..506J. doi:10.1038/289506a0.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Elliott, John Malcolm (1996). British Freshwater Megaloptera and Neuroptera: a key with ecological notes. Freshwater Biological Association. ISBN 978-0900386565.
- Hagen, Hermann August (1861). Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America with a list of the South American species. Vol. 4:1. Smithsonian institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.22092.
- Penny, Norman D.; Adans, Phillip A.; Stange, Lionel A. (1997). "Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th Series. 50: 39––114. Retrieved 2018-03-05.