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Semachrysa Cruciata
''Semachrysa'' is a genus of green lacewing found from Japan to Australia along the Western part of the Pacific Ocean. 20 ''Semachrysa'' species have been described between 1914 and 2012. 15 of them - one of which was new - have been included in a recent taxonomic study: *''Semachrysa claggi'' (Banks, 1937) *''Semachrysa contorta'' Brooks, 1983 *''Semachrysa cruciata'' (Esben-Petersen, 1928) *''Semachrysa dammermanni'' (Esben-Petersen, 1929) *''Semachrysa decorata'' (Esben-Petersen, 1913) *''Semachrysa hyndi'' Brooks, 1983 *''Semachrysa jade'' Winterton & Guek & Brooks, 2012 *''Semachrysa matsumurae'' (Okamoto, 1914) *''Semachrysa minuta'' Brooks, 1983 *''Semachrysa nigribasis'' (Banks, 1920) *''Semachrysa papuensis'' Brooks, 1983 *''Semachrysa picilabris'' (Kimmins, 1952) *''Semachrysa polysticta'' Brooks, 1983 *''Semachrysa sagitta'' Brooks, 1983 *''Semachrysa wallacei'' Brooks, 1983 Further members include: *''Semachrysa guangxiensis'' Yang & Yang, 1991 *''Semachrysa phanera'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semachrysa Jade
''Semachrysa jade'' is a species of green lacewing from the Malaysian states of Perak, Selangor and Sabah. So far, very few specimens have been found, all female. They exhibit extensive black markings on the basal portion of both wings, which differentiates them from the 14 other species in the genus ''Semachrysa''. The species was discovered when a Malaysian amateur photographer, Hock Ping Guek, posted a picture of it to the online photo-sharing site Flickr. A California state entomologist saw it and was unable to identify the species; nor were any colleagues he shared the image with. Eventually, he contacted the photographer and was able to obtain a specimen. Further testing at the Natural History Museum in London confirmed that it was indeed a new species. Its discovery has been described as a triumph of citizen science. The species was listed among the ''Top 10 New Species 2013'' discovered in 2012 as selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |