NeuropteraDitaxis biseriate Spaminta minjerribae
— Ascalaphidae | Heoclisis fundata | Nymphes myrmeleonoides | Suhpalacsa flavipes
Neuroptera, is an ancient order of insects, commonly known as “net-winged insects”, that include the lacewings, mantisflies, antlions, and their relatives. There are some 6,000 described species in the order. Neuroptera is grouped together with the Megaloptera (alderflies, fishflies, and dobsonflies) and Raphidioptera (snakeflies) in the unranked taxon Neuropterida (once known as Planipennia).
The adult neuropterans are described as having four membranous wings (that are usually similar in size and shape), many of the species are are about the same size, with patterned veins. They have chewing mouth parts, and undergo complete metamorphosis. Some neuropterans have specialised sense organs in their wings, or have bristles or other structures to link their wings together during flight.
The wingless larvae are very different from their delicately-winged adult forms.
Ascalaphidae
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Neuroptera
- Superfamily: Myrmeleontoidea
- Family: Ascalaphidae
Ditaxis biseriate
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Neuroptera
- Superfamily: Mantispoidea
- Family: Mantispidae
- Genus: Ditaxis
- Species: Ditaxis biseriate
Heoclisis fundata
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Neuroptera
- Superfamily: Myrmeleontoidea
- Family: Myrmeleontidae
- Subfamily: Myrmeleontinae
- Tribe: Acanthaclisina
- Genus: Heoclisis
- Species: Heoclisis fundata
Nymphes myrmeleonoides
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Neuroptera
- Superfamily: Myrmeleontoidea
- Family: Nymphidae
- Genus: Nymphes
- Species: Nymphes myrmeleonoides
Suhpalacsa flavipes
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Neuroptera
- Superfamily: Myrmeleontoidea
- Family: Ascalaphidae
- Tribe: Ascalaphini
- Genus: Suhpalacsa
- Species: Suhpalacsa flavipes
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NeuropteraDitaxis biseriate Spaminta minjerribae
InsectsInsects Life Cycle… Bees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Mantodea Moths Neuroptera Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub
