type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...
of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
s in the family
Mantispidae
Mantispidae, known commonly as mantidflies, mantispids, mantid lacewings, mantisflies or mantis-flies, is a family of small to moderate-sized insects in the order Neuroptera. There are many genera with around 400 species worldwide, especially in ...
and subfamily
Mantispinae
Mantispinae is a subfamily of mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are at least 30 genera and 310 described species in Mantispinae.
Genera
These 33 genera belong to the subfamily Mantispinae:
* '' Afromantispa'' Snyman and Ohl in Snym ...
(order
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 th ...
). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the presence of dark, short, thick
setae
In biology, setae (singular seta ; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms.
Animal setae
Protostomes
Annelid setae are stiff bristles present on the body. Th ...
on the
mesothorax
The mesothorax is the middle of the three segments of the thorax of hexapods, and bears the second pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the mesonotum (dorsal), the mesosternum (ventral), and the mesopleuron (lateral) on ...
and occiput (rear head segment).Snyman LP, Sole CL, Ohl M (2018) A revision of and keys to the genera of the Mantispinae of the Oriental and Palearctic regions (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) ''Zootaxa'' 4450(5): 501–549
Mantispa asphavexelte.jpg, ''M. asphavexelte'' showing characteristic occiput and thorax
Mantispa spp. 0014250.jpg, ''Mantispa sp.''
Mantispa styriaca (Mantispidae) - (imago), Narbolia (comuni), Italy - 3.jpg, ''Mantispa styriaca''
Species
The
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
Mantispa axillaris
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
Mantispa bella
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
'' Kuwayama, 1925
* ''
Mantispa bicolor
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
'' (Stitz, 1913)
* ''
Mantispa boliviana
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
'' (Navás, 1927)
* ''
Mantispa brevistigma
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
'' C.-k. Yang, 1999
* ''
Mantispa capeneri
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
'' Handschin, 1959
* ''
Mantispa castaneipennis
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
'' Esben-Petersen, 1917
* ''
Mantispa celebensis
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
'' Enderlein, 1910
* ''
Mantispa centenaria
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
'' Esben-Petersen, 1917
* ''
Mantispa chlorodes
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
'' (Navás, 1914)
* ''
Mantispa chlorotica
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
'' (Navás, 1912)
* ''
Mantispa chrysops
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...
Mantispa styriaca
''Mantispa styriaca'', the Styrian praying lacewing, is a species of predatory mantidfly native to Europe. It is a yellow-brown insect as an adult and has multiple larval stages.
Description
The adult Styrian praying lacewing is a yellow-brown c ...
Mantispa zonaria
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...
'' Navás, 1925
* ''
Mantispa zonata
''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
Description
The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...