Biology:Zeugomantispa minuta
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Short description: Species of insect
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Mantispidae |
| Genus: | Zeugomantispa |
| Species: | Z. minuta
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| Zeugomantispa minuta (Fabricius, 1775)
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Zeugomantispa minuta, the green mantisfly,[2] is a species of mantidfly in the family Mantispidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][3][4]
Description
Like praying mantises, these insects use their forelegs to capture prey.[5] These insects also have parasitoid larvae, which are deposited in spider egg sacs.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Zeugomantispa minuta Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=666579.
- ↑ Abbott, John; Abbott, Kendra (2023). Insects of North America. 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540: Princeton University Press. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780691232850.
- ↑ "Zeugomantispa minuta". https://www.gbif.org/species/2107471.
- ↑ "Zeugomantispa minuta species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/40288.
- ↑ "Mantidflies (Mantis Flies)" (in en). https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/mantidflies-mantis-flies.
- ↑ Lu, Xiumei; Wang, Bo; Zhang, Weiwei; Ohl, Michael; Liu, Xingyue (2020). "Cretaceous diversity and disparity in a lacewing lineage of predators (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)". Proceedings. Biological Sciences 287 (1928). doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.0629. PMID 32486975.
Further reading
- Ardila-Camacho, Adrian; García, Alexander (2015). "Mantidflies of Colombia (Neuroptera, Mantispidae)". Zootaxa 3937 (3): 401–455. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3937.3.1. PMID 25947479.
- Machado, Pires; José, Renato; Rafael, José Albertino (2010). "Taxonomy of the Brazilian species previously placed in Mantispa Illiger, 1798 (Neuroptera: Mantispidae), with the description of three new species". Zootaxa 2454 (1): 1–61. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2454.1.1. https://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2010/2454.html.
- Ohl, Michael (2004). "Annotated catalog of the Mantispidae of the World (Neuroptera)". Contributions on Entomology, International 5: 131–262. ISSN 1084-0745. http://lacewing.tamu.edu/neuropterida/neur_bibliography/edoc12/ohl2004ref11556s-10771.pdf.
- Penny, Norman D.; Adans, Phillip A.; Stange, Lionel A. (1997). "Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series 50: 39–114. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/51792#/summary.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2609361 entry
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