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Chasmoptera
''Chaemoptera'' is a genus in the Nemopteridae (the spoonwing family of insects). The genus, which consists of three species, is wholly confined to Western Australia. The genus was first described by William Forsell Kirby in 1900, and the type species is ''Chasmoptera huttii''. A key feature of ''Chasmoptera'' is the "elaborate extended hindwings, with apical dilations arranged in a “ribbon” or “spoon” shape". Description Kirby describes the genus as follows (but only lists the one species, ''Chasmoptera huttii''): Later work uses both wing and genital morphology to distinguish both species and genera. Species *''Chasmoptera huttii'' (Westwood, 1848) *''Chasmoptera mathewsi'' Koch, 1967 *''Chasmoptera superba ''Chasmoptera superba'' is an insect in the spoonwing family ( Nemopteridae). endemic to Western Australia. It was first described in 1925 by Robert John Tillyard. The adults are diurnal flying insects. The larvae are predatory. References ...'' Tilly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasmoptera Huttii
''Chasmoptera huttii'' (common name – spoon winged lacewing) is an insect in the spoonwing family ( Nemopteridae). found in Western Australia. It was first described in 1848 by John Obadiah Westwood as ''Nemoptera huttii''. The original species epithet, ''Huttii'', honours John Hutt, governor of Western Australia (1839–1846). The adults are diurnal flying insects. Gallery File:Chasmoptera hutti (45099842425).jpg File:Chasmoptera huttii - Flickr - jeans Photos.jpg, Moore River NP File:Chasmoptera hutti (5138208308).jpg References External links''Chasmoptera huttii'': images & occurrence datafrom GBIF Insects of Australia Nemopteridae Insects described in 1848 Taxa named by John O. Westwood {{Nemopteridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasmoptera Superba
''Chasmoptera superba'' is an insect in the spoonwing family ( Nemopteridae). endemic to Western Australia. It was first described in 1925 by Robert John Tillyard. The adults are diurnal flying insects. The larvae are predatory. References External links''Chasmoptera superba'': images & occurrence datafrom GBIF Insects of Australia Nemopteridae Insects described in 1925 Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard {{Nemopteridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasmoptera Mathewsi
''Chasmoptera mathewsi'' is an insect in the spoonwing family ( Nemopteridae). found in Western Australia. It was first described in 1967 by Lucien Everard Koch and known only the holotype, a male specimen from Peron Peninsula, Shark Bay, WA. The adults are diurnal flying insects, and the larvae are predatory. References External links''Chasmoptera mathewsi'': images & occurrence datafrom Atlas of Living Australia Insects of Australia Nemopteridae Insects described in 1967 {{Nemopteridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemopteridae
Nemopteridae, the spoonwings, are a family of neuropteran insects. They are also called thread-winged antlions. They are found in the Ethiopian, Palearctic, Australasian and Neotropical realms but absent in North America (though a fossil has been found in Colorado).Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd edition. Volume 3, Insects, edited by Michael Hutchins, Arthur V. Evans, Rosser W. Garrison, and Neil Schlager. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2003. Their flight is delicate and they have a circling flight to avoid walls when they are trapped indoors. The long streamer is conspicuous when the insects are flying and these are the elongated and spatulate hindwings. Male nemopterids have a bulla on the wing usually along the margin or wing base that is used to disperse pheromone. Taxonomy There are two distinct subfamilies in the family Nemopteridae: *Subfamily Crocinae, mostly nocturnal and crepuscular species with often a narrow habitat preference. They are found in arid d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Forsell Kirby
William Forsell Kirby (14 January 1844 – 20 November 1912) was an English entomologist and folklorist. Life He was born in Leicester. He was the eldest son of Samuel Kirby, who was a banker. He was educated privately, and became interested in butterflies and moths at an early age. The family moved to Brighton, where he became acquainted with Henry Cooke, Frederick Merrifield and J. N. Winter. He published the ''Manual of European Butterflies'' in 1862. In 1867 he became a curator in the Museum of the Royal Dublin Society, and produced a ''Synonymic Catalogue of Diurnal Lepidoptera'' (1871; Supplement 1877). In 1879 Kirby joined the staff of the British Museum (Natural History) as an assistant, after the death of Frederick Smith. He published a number of catalogues, as well as ''Rhopalocera Exotica'' (1887–1897) and an ''Elementary Text-book of Entomology''. He also did important work on orthopteroid insects including a three volume Catalogue of all known species (1904, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuroptera
The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera can be grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera in the unranked taxon Neuropterida (once known as Planipennia) including: alderflies, fishflies, dobsonflies, and snakeflies. Adult Neuropterans have four membranous wings, all about the same size, with many veins. They have chewing mouthparts, and undergo complete metamorphosis. Neuropterans first appeared during the Permian period, and continued to diversify through the Mesozoic era. During this time, several unusually large forms evolved, especially in the extinct family Kalligrammatidae, often called "the butterflies of the Jurassic" for their large, patterned wings. Anatomy and biology Neuropterans are soft-bodied insects with relatively few specialized features. They have large lateral compound eyes, and may or may not also have oce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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