Protobiella

Protobiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Berothidae
Genus: Protobiella
Species:
P. zelandica
Binomial name
Protobiella zelandica
(Tillyard, 1923)

Protobiella zelandica is a species of New Zealand beaded lacewing in the family Berothidae that was first described by Robert John Tillyard in 1923.[1][2] It is the sole known species in the genus Protobiella, and the only berothid endemic to New Zealand.[3] No subspecies are noted in the Catalogue of Life.[4]

Description and ecology

The species is small and brown, and can be identified by the interrupted stripe of yellow-brown markings present on the head and thorax.[3] The species' antenna appear to differ between sexes, with male lacewings having fewer than 40 flagellomeres on their antenna, compared to females who have more than 40.[3]

The species has been documented predating on pine adelgidae.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Protobiella zelandica is found throughout the North Island and South Island.[3]

References

  1. ^ Tillyard, R. J. (1923) Descriptions of new species and varieties of lacewings (Order Neuroptera Planipennia) from New Zealand, belonging to the families Berothidae and Hemerobiidae., Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Wellington [=Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand] 54:217-225.
  2. ^ LDL Neuropterida Species of the World. Oswald J.D., 2007-09-25
  3. ^ a b c d Wise, K. A. J. (1992). "The New Zealand Species of Berothidae (Insecta: Neuroptera)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 29: 167–177. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906427. OCLC 947970194. Wikidata Q58677434.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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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