Cryptoscenea australiensis
Appearance
Cryptoscenea australiensis | |
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Cryptoscenea australiensis from New Zealand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Coniopterygidae |
Genus: | Cryptoscenea |
Species: | C. australiensis
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Binomial name | |
Cryptoscenea australiensis Enderlein, 1906
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Cryptoscenea australiensis is a species of lacewing in the subfamily aleuropteryginae, first described by Günther Enderlein in 1906.[2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.[3] The species is present in Eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, including the Kermadec Islands.[4][5]
A colony of Cryptoscenea australiensis was first discovered in New Zealand in 1959, with the species surviving due to larval predation on mealybug eggs.[6] Both adults and larvae have been shown predating on mealybugs in apple orchards, with adults also being seen predating on mites.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Enderlein, G. (1906) Monographie der Coniopterygiden., Zoologische Jahrbücher (Abt. Systematik, Geographie und Biologie) 23:173-242.
- ^ LDL Neuropterida Species of the World. Oswald J.D., 2007-09-25
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ New, T. R. (1992). "The lacewings (Insecta, Neuroptera) of Tasmania". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 126: 29–45. doi:10.26749/rstpp.126.29.
- ^ Wise, K. A. J. (1991). "Distribution and Zoogeography of New Zealand Megaloptera and Neuroptera". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 28: 211–227. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906418. OCLC 9987205282. Wikidata Q58677416.
- ^ a b 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.