Biology:Cryptoscenea australiensis

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Cryptoscenea australiensis
Cryptoscenea australiensis (Enderlein, 1906) (AM AMNZ85147).jpg
Cryptoscenea australiensis from New Zealand
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Coniopterygidae
Genus: Cryptoscenea
Species:
C. australiensis
Binomial name
Cryptoscenea australiensis
Enderlein, 1906
Synonyms
  • Helicoconis australiensis Enderlein, 1906[1]

Cryptoscenea australiensis is a species of lacewing in the subfamily aleuropteryginae, first described by Günther Enderlein in 1906.[2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.[3] The species is present in Eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, including the Kermadec Islands.[4][5]

A colony of Cryptoscenea australiensis was first discovered in New Zealand in 1959, with the species surviving due to larval predation on mealybug eggs.[6] Both adults and larvae have been shown predating on mealybugs in apple orchards, with adults also being seen predating on mites.[6]

References

  1. Enderlein, G. (1906) Monographie der Coniopterygiden., Zoologische Jahrbücher (Abt. Systematik, Geographie und Biologie) 23:173-242.
  2. LDL Neuropterida Species of the World. Oswald J.D., 2007-09-25
  3. Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/cryptoscenea+australiensis/match/1. 
  4. New, T. R. (1992). "The lacewings (Insecta, Neuroptera) of Tasmania.". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 126: 29–45. doi:10.26749/rstpp.126.29. 
  5. Wise, K.A.J. (1991). "Distribution and zoogeography of New Zealand Megaloptera and Neuroptera". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 28: 211–227. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Wise, K.A.J. (1995). "RECORDS CONCERNING BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF INSECT PESTS BY NEUROPTEROIDEA (INSECTA) IN NEW ZEALAND". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 32: 101–117. ISSN 0067-0464. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2360085 entry