Leucochrysini

Leucochrysini
Leucochrysa (Nodita) pavida in Tennessee
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Family:	Chrysopidae
Subfamily:	Chrysopinae
Tribe:	Leucochrysini Adams, 1978

Leucochrysini is a tribe of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are 7 genera and 213 described species in Leucochrysini.[1][2][3][4][5]

Leucochrysa (Nodita) pavida larva in Virginia

Genera

These seven genera belong to the tribe Leucochrysini:[1]

• Berchmansus Navás, 1913^i c g — 2 species[2]
• Cacarulla Navás, 1910^i c g — 1 species[3]
• Gonzaga Navás, 1913^i c g — 8 species[4]
• Leucochrysa McLachlan, 1868^i c g b — 196 species[6]
• Neula Navás, 1917^i c g — 1 species[3]
• Nuvol Navás, 1916^i c g — 1 species[3]
• Santocellus C. Tauber and Albuquerque in C. Tauber et al., 2008^i c g — 4 species[5]

Data sources: i = ITIS,[7] c = Catalogue of Life,[8] g = GBIF,[9] b = Bugguide.net[10]

References

1. Tauber, Catherine A.; Tauber, Maurice J. (2013). "An Unusual Chrysopid Larva: Identification, Description, and Taxonomic Implications". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 106 (6): 729–740. doi:10.1603/AN13105. S2CID 85895770.
2. Tauber, Catherine A. (2007). "Review of Berchmansus and Vieira and Description of Two New Species of Leucochrysa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 100 (2): 110–138. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[110:ROBAVA]2.0.CO;2.
3. Brooks, S. J.; Barnard, Peter C. (1990). "The green lacewings of the world: a generic review (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 59 (2): 117–286. ISSN 0524-6431.
4. Tauber, Catherine A.; Albuquerque, Gilberto S.; Tauber, Maurice J. (2008). "Gonzaga nigriceps (McLachlan) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae): descriptions of larvae and adults, biological notes, and generic affiliation". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 110 (2): 417–438. doi:10.4289/07-045.1. S2CID 84723939.
5. Tauber, Catherine A.; Tauber, Maurice J.; Albuquerque, Gilberto S. (2008). "A new genus and species of green lacewings from Brazil (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae: Leucochrysini)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 101 (2): 314–326. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[314:ANGASO]2.0.CO;2.
6. Tauber, Catherine A.; Sosa, Francisco; Albuquerque, Gilberto S. (2013). "Two common and problematic leucochrysine species – Leucochrysa (Leucochrysa) varia (Schneider) and L. (L.) pretiosa (Banks) (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae): redescriptions and synonymies". ZooKeys (310): 57–101. doi:10.3897/zookeys.310.5071. PMC 3690963. PMID 23805050.
7. "Leucochrysini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
8. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-26.
9. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-26.
10. "Leucochrysini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

Further reading

• New, T. R. (1975). "The biology of Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera), with reference to their usage as biocontrol agents: a review". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 127 (2): 115–140. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1975.tb00561.x.
• Elliott, John Malcolm (1996). British Freshwater Megaloptera and Neuroptera: a key with ecological notes. Freshwater Biological Association. ISBN 978-0900386565.
• Penny, Norman D.; Adans, Phillip A.; Stange, Lionel A. (1997). "Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 50: 39–114.

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