Zeugomantispa minuta

Zeugomantispa minuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Mantispidae
Genus: Zeugomantispa
Species:
Z. minuta
Binomial name
Zeugomantispa minuta
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Mantispa femoralis Navás, 1914
  • Mantispa flavescens (Navás, 1914)
  • Mantispa flavicornis (Navás, 1930)
  • Mantispa flavomaculata Latreille, 1807
  • Mantispa pallescens Navás, 1914
  • Mantispa rubricata (Navás, 1924)
  • Mantispa trichostigma (Navás, 1921)
  • Mantispa viridata (Navás, 1924)
  • Mantispa viridis Walker, 1853
  • Mantispa viridula (Houttuyn in Stoll, 1813)
Green mantidfly - Zeugomantispa minuta
lateral view

Zeugomantispa minuta is a species of green mantidfly in the family Mantispidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.

Description

Like praying mantises, these insects use their forelegs to capture prey. These insects also have parasitoid larvae, which are deposited in spider egg sacs.

References

  1. 1 2 "Zeugomantispa minuta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ Abbott, John; Abbott, Kendra (2023). Insects of North America. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780691232850.
  3. ↑ "Zeugomantispa minuta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ↑ "Mantidflies (Mantis Flies)". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  5. ↑ Lu, Xiumei; Wang, Bo; Zhang, Weiwei; Ohl, Michael; Liu, Xingyue (2020). "Cretaceous diversity and disparity in a lacewing lineage of predators (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)". Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 287 (1928). doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.0629. PMC 7341918. PMID 32486975.

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