Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hemerobius Linnaeus, 1758
Explanation of Names
From Greek
hermerobios (ημεροβιοσ), living for a day, ephemeral, from
hemera (ημερα) day, plus
bios (βιοσ) life
(1).
Size
circa 6 mm body length, about 9 mm to wingtips (guide photos)
Identification
From other genera of brown lacewings
Note comparatively large eye, structure of mouthparts--palps with an apiculus (thin, projecting point). Compare heads of Hemerobius and Micromus below and see discussion under the left-hand image of Hemerobius:
Compare wing venation of Hemerobius with Symperhobius, and also the shape of the head:
Species identification
Brown Lacewings of Florida separates two wide-ranging species as follows:
Pronotum and mesonotum with broad yellow stripe; upper process of male ectoproct forked distally --->
Hemerobius humulinus Linnaeus
Pronotum and mesonotum with, at most, a narrow median stripe (this is often absent); mesonotum without defined stripe (Figure 17); upper process of male ectoproct not forked --->
Hemerobius stigma Stephens
Print References
The Century Dictionary--entry for
Hemerobius (1)
Marshall, photo 253.1--H. humulinus
(2)Internet References
Univ. Florida--
Brown Lacewings
Cornell University account for
HemerobiusContributed by
Mike Boone on 18 August, 2006 - 11:13am
Additional contributions by
cotinisLast updated 26 July, 2009 - 5:44am
