Genus Leucochrysa

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Green Lacewing Detail - Leucochrysa pavida

Debris-carrying larva - Leucochrysa pavida

Leucochrysa pavida? - Leucochrysa pavida

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies)

Suborder Hemerobiiformia (Lacewings and Allies)

Family Chrysopidae (Green Lacewings)

Subfamily Chrysopinae (Typical Green Lacewings)

Tribe Leucochrysini

Genus Leucochrysa

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

NB: currently treated to include Nodita as a subgenus(1)

Explanation of Names

Leucochrysa MacLachlan 1868

from the Latin leuco-, after the Ancient Greek λευκός‎, ('white') + -chrysa (traditional element of generic names in this family)

from the genus Chrysopa, derived from the Latin chrys-, after the ancient Greek χρυσός‎, ('gold') + ōps ('face'), referring to the family's golden eyes

Numbers

the world's largest chrysopid genus, with 7 spp. in 2 subgenera in our area(1)(2), 196 described species worldwide (Tauber et al. 2013)

2 spp. in the subgenus Leucochrysa (Leucochrysa)

5 spp. in the subgenus Leucochrysa (Nodita)

Identification

1. Leucochrysa (Leucochrysa): Forewing with the intramedian cell (im) quadrangular, third medial cell (m3) bisected

2. Leucochrysa (Nodita): Forewing with the intramedian cell (im) triangular, third medial cell (m3) not bisected

Range

New World; in our area, e. US; AZ(1)

Works Cited

1.	Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera of America North of Mexico Penny N.D., Adams P.A., Stange L.A. 1997. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50: 39‒114.

2.	A Systematic Review of the Genus Leucochrysa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) in the United States Tauber CA. 2004. Annals of the Entomological Society of America: 97 (6): 1129-1158.

Contributed by Cotinis on 7 June, 2007 - 1:05pm
Additional contributions by v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 10 April, 2022 - 5:04am

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