Species Psectra diptera

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

gravid Brown Lacewing - Psectra diptera - female

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 Hemerobiidae (Brown Lacewings)

Subfamily Notiobiellinae

Genus Psectra

Species diptera (Psectra diptera)

Explanation of Names

Psectra diptera (Burmeister 1836)

Range

native to Europe, adventive in our area (John Oswald, pers. comm.): ne. NA (NF-ON south to VA-IN-IA)(1)

Remarks

The status of P. diptera is uncertain, but it is almost certainly an introduction. All of the other species of Psectra are Old World (mostly Afrotropical, Australian and Oriental, with a number of species in Oceania); P. diptera is the only one in Europe, and it is likely that our NA populations are derived from unintentional introductions from Europe; probably fairly early post-European contact, and possibly from ballast-dump materials. --John Oswald, pers. comm. to =v= 3.vi.2013

Internet References

Species page(2)

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.	NatureSpot: recording the wildlife of Leicestershire and Rutland

Contributed by tom murray on 24 August, 2009 - 6:39pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 29 January, 2014 - 10:10am

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