Genus Climaciella

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Works Cited

Pregnant Female - Climaciella brunnea - female

Climacielle brunnea eggs, under 12x magnification - Climaciella brunnea

wasp-like with strange front legs - Climaciella brunnea

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings and Allies)

Family Mantispidae (Mantidflies)

Genus Climaciella

Explanation of Names

Author of genus is Enderlein, 1910.

Likely from Greek, climac, a ladder (1) from ladder-like pattern on abdomen, plus (diminutive?) iella.

Numbers

Nearctica.com lists one species, C. brunnea.

Print References

Borror, entry for clima -c, =x (1)

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms By Donald J. Borror

Contributed by Cotinis on 14 July, 2004 - 9:11am
Last updated 27 October, 2008 - 1:31pm

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