Ceraeochrysa
Genus of lacewings
| Ceraeochrysa | |
|---|---|
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| Ceraeochrysa lineatoriconis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Chrysopidae |
| Tribe: | Chrysopini |
| Genus: | Ceraeochrysa Adams, 1982 |
Ceraeochrysa is genus of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae.
Taxonomy
The genus Ceraeochrysa was first described by Adams in 1982 after recognizing differences in the structure of genitalia from the genus Chrysopa.[1]
Description and Identification
Many of the species have red or brown marks on the pronotum and one or two stripes on the scape.[1]
Distribution
This genus occurs in the Americas from the southeast of Canada to Argentina. The greatest biodiversity is found in the Neotropics, particularly Brazil and Costa Rica.[1]
Species
The genus Ceraeochrysa is the second largest genus within Chrysopidae and contains the following 61 species:[1][2]
- Ceraeochrysa acmon
- Ceraeochrysa acutipuppis
- Ceraeochrysa adornata
- Ceraeochrysa anceps
- Ceraeochrysa angulata
- Ceraeochrysa angusta
- Ceraeochrysa ariasi
- Ceraeochrysa arioles
- Ceraeochrysa aroguesina
- Ceraeochrysa berlandi
- Ceraeochrysa caligata
- Ceraeochrysa castilloi
- Ceraeochrysa caucana
- Ceraeochrysa cincta
- Ceraeochrysa claveri
- Ceraeochrysa cornuta
- Ceraeochrysa costaricensis
- Ceraeochrysa cubana
- Ceraeochrysa derospogon
- Ceraeochrysa digitata
- Ceraeochrysa discolor
- Ceraeochrysa dislepis
- Ceraeochrysa dolichosvela
- Ceraeochrysa effusa
- Ceraeochrysa elegans
- Ceraeochrysa everes
- Ceraeochrysa fairchildi
- Ceraeochrysa falcifera
- Ceraeochrysa fiebrigi
- Ceraeochrysa gradata
- Ceraeochrysa inbio
- Ceraeochrysa indicata
- Ceraeochrysa infausta
- Ceraeochrysa josephina
- Ceraeochrysa lateralis
- Ceraeochrysa laufferi
- Ceraeochrysa lineaticornis
- Ceraeochrysa melaenopareia
- Ceraeochrysa michaelmuris
- Ceraeochrysa montoyana
- Ceraeochrysa nigripedis
- Ceraeochrysa nigripes
- Ceraeochrysa paraguaria
- Ceraeochrysa pittieri
- Ceraeochrysa pseudovaricosa
- Ceraeochrysa rafaeli
- Ceraeochrysa reddyi
- Ceraeochrysa reducta
- Ceraeochrysa rochina
- Ceraeochrysa sanchezi
- Ceraeochrysa scapularis
- Ceraeochrysa silvanoi
- Ceraeochrysa smithi
- Ceraeochrysa squalidens
- Ceraeochrysa squama
- Ceraeochrysa tacanensis
- Ceraeochrysa tauberae
- Ceraeochrysa tenuicornis
- Ceraeochrysa torresi
- Ceraeochrysa tucumana
- Ceraeochrysa valida
Gallery
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C. cincta sketch by Schneider -
C. lineaticornis in Canton, Georgia -
C. smithi in Orange county, Florida
References
Wikispecies has information related to Ceraeochrysa.
- ^ a b c d Rodolfo J., Cancino-López; Contreras-Ramos, Atilano (2019). "A new species of Ceraeochrysa Adams (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), with a key to the species from Mexico". ZooKeys (888): 95–104. Bibcode:2019ZooK..888...95C. doi:10.3897/zookeys.888.39064. PMC 6861335. PMID 31754321.
- ^ "Ceraeochrysa Adams, 1982". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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