Hemerobiidae
Description |
Hemerobiidae is a family of Neuropteran insects commonly known as brown lacewings, comprising about 500 species in 28 genera. Most are yellow to dark brown, but some species are green. They are small; most have forewings 4–10 mm long (some up to 18 mm). These insects differ from the somewhat similar Chrysopidae (green lacewings) not only by the usual coloring but also by the wing venation: hemerobiids differ from chrysopids in having numerous long veins (two or more radial sectors) and forked costal cross veins. Some genera (Hemerobius, Micromus, Notiobiella, Sympherobius, Wesmaelius) are widespread, but most are restricted to a single biogeographical realm. Some species have reduced wings to the degree that they are flightless. Imagines (adults) of subfamily Drepanepteryginae mimic dead leaves. Hemerobiid larvae are usually less hairy than chrysopid larvae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemerobiidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Hemerobiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | brown lacewing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Hemerobiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 12 (23%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Brown Lacewings, Brown Lacewing, Trashbugs, Bruine Gaasvliegen, Florsländor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemerobiidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Drepanepteryginae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Hemerobiinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Megalominae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Sympherobiinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Adelphohemerobius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anapsectra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Austromegalomus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Biramus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bothromicromus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Brasilopsychopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Carobius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Conchopterella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cratopsychopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Cretomerobius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Drepanacra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Drepanepteryx genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Gayomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hemeroberotha ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Hemerobiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hemerobius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Megalomina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Megalomus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Mesohemerobius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Micromus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neomicromus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neosympherobius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nesobiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neuronema genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Noius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nomerobius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Notherobius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Notiobiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Nusalala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plesiorobius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Polystoechotes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Prolachlanius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Promegalomus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Proneuronema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Prospadobius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Psectra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Psychobiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Purbemerobius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Sympherobius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Wesmaelius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Zachobiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Promegalomidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Promegalomidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1802 | Hemerobini Latreille p. 288 |
1908 | Hemerobiidae Cockerell |
1980 | Promegalomidae Panfilov p. 87 |
1992 | Hemerobiidae Carpenter |
2000 | Hemerobiidae Archibald and Mathewes p. 1448 |
2008 | Hemerobiidae Engel and Grimaldi |
2018 | Hemerobiidae Engel et al. |