Mallada signatus

Mallada signatus
Mallada signatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Chrysopidae
Genus: Mallada
Species:
M. signatus
Binomial name
Mallada signatus
Schneider, 1851
Synonyms

Mallada alcatoa, Banks, 1943 Chrysopa alcatoa, Banks, 1943[1] Mallada signata, Schneider, 1851

Mallada signatus, commonly known as the green lacewing[2] is a species of insect described by Wilhelm Gottlieb Schneider in 1851.[3]

It is one of the species most commonly found in southern Australia.[4]

They closely resemble Plesiochyrsa ramburi, however, the late instar larva and adults of Mallada signatus are smaller, with minimal dark markings on the head of the adults.[5]

They can be negatively effected by feeding on prey which has been in contact with neem oil.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Species: Mallada signatus". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia.
  2. ^ "Green lacewing: general predator" (PDF). The Good Bug Book.
  3. ^ "Mallada signatus (Schneider, 1851) | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org.
  4. ^ Horne, P.A.; New, T.R.; Papacek, D. (2001). "Preliminary notes on Mallada signatus (Chrysopidae) as a predator in field crops in Australia". Lacewings in the Crop Environment. Cambridge University Press. pp. 395–397. ISBN 978-0-521-77217-4.
  5. ^ Hopkinson, Jamie (20 May 2019). "Taking a closer look at green lacewings | The Beatsheet". thebeatsheet.com.au.
  6. ^ Qi, Baoying; Gordon, Gordh; Gimme, Walter (October 2001). "Effects of Neem-Fed Prey on the Predacious Insects Harmonia conformis (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and Mallada signatus (Schneider) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)". Biological Control. 22 (2): 185–190. doi:10.1006/bcon.2001.0965.


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