Cryptoscenea australiensis

Cryptoscenea australiensis
Cryptoscenea australiensis from New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Coniopterygidae
Genus: Cryptoscenea
Species:
C. australiensis
Binomial name
Cryptoscenea australiensis
Enderlein, 1906
Synonyms

Cryptoscenea australiensis is a species of lacewing in the subfamily aleuropteryginae, first described by Günther Enderlein in 1906.[2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.[3] The species is present in Eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, including the Kermadec Islands.[4][5]

A colony of Cryptoscenea australiensis was first discovered in New Zealand in 1959, with the species surviving due to larval predation on mealybug eggs.[6] Both adults and larvae have been shown predating on mealybugs in apple orchards, with adults also being seen predating on mites.[6]

References

  1. ^ Enderlein, G. (1906) Monographie der Coniopterygiden., Zoologische Jahrbücher (Abt. Systematik, Geographie und Biologie) 23:173-242.
  2. ^ LDL Neuropterida Species of the World. Oswald J.D., 2007-09-25
  3. ^ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ New, T. R. (1992). "The lacewings (Insecta, Neuroptera) of Tasmania". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 126: 29–45. doi:10.26749/rstpp.126.29.
  5. ^ Wise, K. A. J. (1991). "Distribution and Zoogeography of New Zealand Megaloptera and Neuroptera". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 28: 211–227. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906418. OCLC 9987205282. Wikidata Q58677416.
  6. ^ a b Wise, K. A. J. (1995). "Records Concerning Biological Control of Insect Pests by Neuropteroidea (Insecta) in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 32: 101–117. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906455. OCLC 947969039. Wikidata Q58677493.
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