Lomamyia

Lomamyia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Family:	Berothidae
Subfamily:	Berothinae
Genus:	Lomamyia Banks, 1904

Lomamyia is a genus of beaded lacewings in the family Berothidae. There are about 11 described species in Lomamyia.[1][2][3][4]

Biology

Larvae of Lomamyia are predatory upon termites, and they have been shown to incapacitate their prey using a chemical sprayed from their anus.[5]

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Lomamyia:[2][3][4]

• Lomamyia banksi Carpenter, 1940
• Lomamyia flavicornis (Walker, 1853)
• Lomamyia fulva Carpenter, 1940
• Lomamyia hamata (Walker, 1853)
• Lomamyia latipennis Carpenter, 1940
• Lomamyia longicollis (Walker, 1853)
• Lomamyia occidentalis (Banks in Baker, 1905)
• Lomamyia squamosa Carpenter, 1940
• Lomamyia tenuis Carpenter, 1940
• Lomamyia texana (Banks, 1897)
• Lomamyia trombetensis Penny, 1985

References

1. "Lomamyia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
2. "Lomamyia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
3. "Lomamyia Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
4. "Browse Lomamyia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
5. Johnson, J. B.; Hagen, K. S. (1981). "A neuropterous larva uses an allomone to attack termites". Nature. 289 (5797): 506–507. Bibcode:1981Natur.289..506J. doi:10.1038/289506a0.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Elliott, John Malcolm (1996). British Freshwater Megaloptera and Neuroptera: a key with ecological notes. Freshwater Biological Association. ISBN 978-0900386565.
• Hagen, Hermann August (1861). Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America with a list of the South American species. Vol. 4:1. Smithsonian institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.22092.
• 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. 4th Series. 50: 39––114. Retrieved 2018-03-05.