Hemerobius

Hemerobius
Hemerobius stigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Hemerobiidae
Subfamily: Hemerobiinae
Genus:
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

See List of Hemerobius species

Hemerobius humulinus

Hemerobius is a genus of lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae. It is found throughout Europe and North America.[1] Like most lacewings, both the larvae and adults are predatory, primarily eating acarines, scale insects, psyllids, aphids, thrips, and the eggs of lepidopterans and whiteflies.

Names brought to synonymy
  • Hemerobius elegans Stephens, 1836 (currently Sympherobius elegans)
  • Hemerobius elegans Guérin-Méneville, 1844 (currently Vieira elegans)[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, 2013-07-01. Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/1730162 on 2013-11-02
  2. ^ Hemerobius elegans Stephens, 1836 (currently Sympherobius elegans) and Hemerobius elegans Guérin-Méneville, 1844 (currently Vieira elegans) (Insecta, Neuroptera): proposed conservation of the specific names. JD Oswald, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, Volume 64, Issue 3, pages 174-177
  • "Hemerobius". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  • "Hemerobius". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
  • Hemerobius at Fauna Europaea
  • "Hemerobius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.


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