Biology:Nemoptera

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Short description: Genus of insects

Nemoptera
Nemoptera bipennis.jpg
Nemoptera bipennis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Nemopteridae
Subfamily: Nemopterinae
Genus: Nemoptera
Latreille, 1802
Species

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Nemoptera sinuata

Nemoptera is a Palearctic genus of insects of the spoonwing family, Nemopteridae. All species are diurnal with an exclusively floral diet, preferring to fly in open spaces in full sunshine while visiting flowers. They can be recognized by their very long hind wing prolongations.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus contains seven species,[2] three of which are found in Europe.[3]

  • Nemoptera aegyptiaca Rambur, 1842
  • Nemoptera alba Olivier, 1811
  • Nemoptera bipennis (Illiger, 1812), syn. Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815)[4]
  • Nemoptera coa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Nemoptera orientalis Olivier in Bonnaterre et al., 1828
  • Nemoptera rachelii U. Aspöck et al., 2006
  • Nemoptera sinuata Olivier, 1811

The African species Nemia karrooa was formerly placed in this genus.[5]

References

  1. Krenn, Harald W.; Gereben-Krenn, Barbara-Amina; Steinwender, Bernhardt M.; Popo, Alexi (2008). "Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae)". European Journal of Entomology 105 (2): 267-277. http://www.eje.cz/pdfarticles/1331/eje_105_2_267_Krenn.pdf. Retrieved 23 November 2010. 
  2. Bisby, F.A.; Roskov, Y.R.; Orrell, T.M.; Nicolson, D.; Paglinawan, L.E.; Bailly, N.; Kirk, P.M.; Bourgoin, T. et al. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/nemoptera/match/1. 
  3. Fauna Europæa
  4. "Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815) synonym of Nemoptera bipennis". http://kielo.luomus.fi/laji/?t=Nemoptera%20lusitanica&l=en. 
  5. Illustrated database of Neuroptera (insects) - Nemoptera karrooa

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10596038 entry