Micromus

Micromus
Micromus tasmaniae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Family:	Hemerobiidae
Genus:	Micromus Rambur, 1842
Synonyms
Ameromicromus Nakahara, 1960 Menutus Navás, 1932 Pseudopsectra Perkins in Sharp, 1899

Micromus is a genus of lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae (the brown lacewings). These small (4–10 mm long) insects are found worldwide.[1] Like most lacewings, both the larvae and adults are predatory, primarily eating acarines, scale insects, psyllids, aphids, thrips, and the eggs of lepidopterans and whiteflies. The species Micromus tasmaniae has been mass-bred for biological pest control in Australia.[2]

Species

There are more than 80 species in the genus, and possibly as many as 170.[3][4]

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  Micromus africanus
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  Micromus angulatus
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  Micromus bifasciatus
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  Micromus posticus
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  Micromus variegatus
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  Campodeiform larva of Micromus posticus

References

1. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy doi:10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/2097002 on 2016-09-12
2. New, TR (2002). "Prospects for extending the use of Australian lacewings in biological control" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 48 (Supplement 2): 209–216.
3. "Micromus (Brown Lacewings) - Taxonomy". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
4. "Browse Micromus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-28.