Species Dicromantispa interrupta

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Mantisfly with oddity - Dicromantispa interrupta

Mantispid, first one. ID please! - Dicromantispa interrupta

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings and Allies)

Family Mantispidae (Mantidflies)

Genus Dicromantispa

Species interrupta (Dicromantispa interrupta)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dicromantispa interrupta (Say, 1825). Formerly Mantispa interrupta. Synonym Mantispa floridana Banks, 1897.

Size

15-22 mm (guide photos)

Identification

Note interrupted dark patch on border of fore-wing; this is continuous in the similar Dicromantispa sayi. Larger than that species, with wings more spotted (1).

Range

Southern Ontario, Quebec, New York south to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Minnesota, south to Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas

See Also

Dicromantispa sayi

Print References

Marshall, photo 255.5 (1)

Eaton and Kaufman, pp. 222-223, color photo (2)

Cannings and Cannings, 2006. The Mantispidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) of Canada, with notes on morphology, ecology, and distribution. Can. Entomologist 138: 531-544 (PDF).

Internet References

ITIS

Neuroptera of Florida--gives range

Works Cited

1.	Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America By Stephen A. Marshall

2.	Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America By Eric Eaton, Kenn Kaufman

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 19 August, 2006 - 9:38pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 27 October, 2008 - 2:24pm

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