Chasmoptera mathewsi

Chasmoptera mathewsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Nemopteridae
Genus: Chasmoptera
Species:
C. mathewsi
Binomial name
Chasmoptera mathewsi
Koch, 1967

Chasmoptera mathewsi is an insect in the spoonwing family (Nemopteridae).[1] found in Western Australia.[2]

It was first described in 1967 by Lucien Everard Koch[2][3] and known only the holotype, a male specimen from Peron Peninsula, Shark Bay, WA.[2]

The adults are diurnal flying insects,[2] and the larvae are predatory.[2]


References

  1. ^ "Chasmoptera mathewsi Kirby 1967 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Australian Faunal Directory: Chasmoptera mathewsi". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ L.E. Koch (1967). "The genus Chasmoptera (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae), with the description of a new species from Western Australia". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 36 (9–10): 137–146. doi:10.1111/J.1365-3113.1967.TB00551.X. ISSN 0375-0434. Wikidata Q99973181.


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