Micromus
| Micromus | |
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| Micromus tasmaniae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Hemerobiidae |
| Genus: | Micromus Rambur, 1842 |
Micromus is a genus of lacewings in the family Hemerobiidae (the brown lacewings). These small (4-10 mm long) insects are found worldwide.[1] Like most lacewings, both the larvae and adults are predatory, primarily eating acarines, scale insects, psyllids, aphids, thrips, and the eggs of lepidopterans and whiteflies. The species Micromus tasmaniae has been mass-bred for biological pest control in Australia.[2]
Species
There are about 160 species in the genus.[3]
Micromus africanus
Micromus angulatus
Micromus bifasciatus
Micromus posticus
Micromus variegatus
References
- ↑ The Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy doi:10.15468/39omei Accessed via http://www.gbif.org/species/2097002 on 2016-09-12
- ↑ New, TR (2002). "Prospects for extending the use of Australian lacewings in biological control" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 48 (Supplement 2): 209–216.
- ↑ "Micromus (Brown Lacewings) - Taxonomy". insectoid.info. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
External links
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- Micromus at the Encyclopedia of Life
- "Micromus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- "Micromus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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