CHRYSOPIDAE

'Green lacewings' are insects in the very large family 'Chrysopidae' of the order Neuroptera. There are three subfamilies (Apochrysinae, Nothochrysinae and Chrysopinae), 87 genera and about 1,300 species.
Lacewings are widespread insects; the genus ''Chrysoperla'' is very common in North America. Their larvae are voracious predators, attacking most insects of suitable size, especially soft-bodied ones (aphids, caterpillars and other insect larvae, insect eggs). Adults use substrate vibrations as a form of communication, especially during courtship; species which are nearly identical morphologically may sometimes be separated more easily based on their mating signals.
In several countries, millions of lacewings are reared for sale as biological control agents of insect and mite pests in agriculture and gardens. They are distributed as eggs, since they are highly aggressive and cannibalistic. The eggs hatch in the field, originating the predatory larvae. Their performance is variable; thus, there is a lot of interest on further improvement of the use of lacewings as biological pest control.

Contents

Selected genera

Gallery

References

External links

Selected genera

★ ''Abachrysa''

★ ''Ankylopteryx''

★ ''Anomalochrysa''

★ ''Brinckochrysa''

★ ''Ceraeochrysa''

★ ''Chrysocerca''

★ ''Chrysopa''

★ ''Chrysoperla''

★ ''Chrysopidia''

★ ''Chrysopodes''

★ ''Cunctochrysa''

★ ''Dichochrysa''

★ ''Domenechus''

★ ''Eremochrysa''

★ ''Evanochrysa''

★ ''Glenochrysa''

★ ''Himalochrysa''

★ ''Italochrysa''

★ ''Leucochrysa''

★ ''Loyola''

★ ''Mallada''

★ ''Nacarina''

★ ''Nacaura''

★ ''Nineta''

★ ''Nobilinus''

★ ''Nodita''

★ ''Nothancyla''

★ ''Nothochrysa''

★ ''Odontochrysa''

★ ''Peyerimhoffina''

★ ''Plesiochrysa''

★ ''Rexa''

★ ''Retipenna''

★ ''Semachrysa''

★ ''Signochrysa''

★ ''Sinochrysa''

★ ''Suarius''

★ ''Tibetochrysa''

★ ''Tumeochrysa''

★ ''Xanthochrysa''

★ ''Yunchrysopa''

Gallery

References

★ The green lacewings of the world: a generic review (Neuroptera:Chrysopidae), Brooks, S. J. and P. C. Barnard, , , Bulletin British Museum of Natural History (Entomology), 1990

★ Phylogeny of the apochrysine green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae: Apochrysinae), Winterton, S.L. & Brooks, S.J., , , Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2002

★ A new genus and species of Apochrysinae (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) from Australia, with a checklist of Australian Chrysopidae, Winterton, S.L., , , Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 1995

★ Species Catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera of America North of Mexico, Penny, N.D., P.A. Adams, L.A. Stange, , , Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 1997

★ A systematic review of the genus Leucochrysa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) in the United States, Tauber, C. A., , , Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am., 2004

External links

★ Green Lacewing: diagnostic photographs and information

★ Lacewings not in danger after all Effect of Bt toxin on non-target organisms