''Wesmaelius'' is a genus of
net-winged insect
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 t ...
s, belonging to the family
Hemerobiidae
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 (som ...
.
The genus was described in 1922 by Krüger.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''
Wesmaelius brunneus''
(Banks, 1920)
* ''
Wesmaelius coloradensis''
(Banks, 1897)
* ''
Wesmaelius constrictus''
(Parfin, 1956)
* ''
Wesmaelius fumatus''
(Carpenter, 1940)
* ''
Wesmaelius furcatus''
(Banks, 1935)
* ''
Wesmaelius involutus''
(Carpenter, 1940)
* ''
Wesmaelius longifrons''
(Walker, 1853)
* ''
Wesmaelius longipennis''
(Banks, 1920)
* ''
Wesmaelius mathewesi''
Makarkin, Archibald, & Oswald, 2003
* ''
Wesmaelius nervosus''
(Fabricius, 1793)
* ''
Wesmaelius posticatus''
(Banks, 1905)
* ''
Wesmaelius pretiosus''
(Banks, 1908)
* ''
Wesmaelius schwarzi''
(Banks, 1903)
* ''
Wesmaelius subnebulosus''
(Stephens, 1836)
* ''
Wesmaelius yukonensis''
Klimaszewski & Kevan, 1987
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10719647
Hemerobiiformia