Chrysopinae is the nominate subfamily of

green lacewing Green lacewings are insects in the large family (biology), family Chrysopidae of the order (biology), order Neuroptera. There are about 85 genera and (differing between sources) 1,300–2,000 species in this widespread group. Members of the Genus ...

s in the insect family

Chrysopidae Green lacewings are insects in the large family Chrysopidae of the order Neuroptera. There are about 85 genera and (differing between sources) 1,300–2,000 species in this widespread group. Members of the genera ''Chrysopa'' and ''Chrysoperla'' ...

in the 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 the ...

. This subfamily is also the largest within the family and comprises about 60

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. Members of the genus ''

Chrysoperla ''Chrysoperla'' is a genus of common green lacewings in the neuropteran family Chrysopidae. Therein they belong to the Chrysopini, the largest tribe (biology), tribe of subfamily Chrysopinae. Their larvae are Predation, predatory and feed on aphid ...

'' and the genus '' Chrysopa'' in this subfamily are common in

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and North America. Chrysopinae larvae are

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and feed on

aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A ...

s; some of these species have been used in

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, as has the Australian ''

Mallada signatus ''Mallada signatus'', commonly known as the green lacewing is a species of insect described by in 1851. It is one of the species most commonly found in southern Australia. They closely resemble '' Plesiochyrsa ramburi'', however, the late inst ...

''.

Genera

The following 61

are divided into four

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: ''

incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...

'' * '' Tibetochrysa'' Yang, 1988 Ankylopterygini Navas, 1910 * '' Ankylopteryx'' Brauer, 1864 * '' Parankylopteryx'' Tjeder, 1966 * '' Retipenna'' Brooks, 1986 * ''

Semachrysa ''Semachrysa'' is a genus of green lacewing found from Japan to Australia along the Western part of the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in ...

'' Brooks, 1983 * '' Signochrysa'' Brooks & Barnard, 1990 Belonopterygini Navas, 1913 * ''

Abachrysa ''Abachrysa'' is a genus of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae Green lacewings are insects in the large family Chrysopidae of the order Neuroptera. There are about 85 genera and (differing between sources) 1,300–2,000 species in thi ...

'' Banks, 1938 * '' Belonopteryx'' Gerstaecker, 1863 * '' Calochrysa'' Banks, 1943 * '' Chrysacanthia'' Lacroix, 1923 * '' Chrysaloysia'' Navas, 1928 * ''

Dysochrysa ''Dysochrysa'', the red lacewings, belong to the green lacewing family Chrysopidae. They are medium-sized Afrotropics, Afrotropical lacewings with large eyes, and have brightly coloured bodies like the related genus ''Oviedus''. Species The smal ...

'' Tjeder, 1966 * '' Evanochrysa'' Brooks & Barnard, 1990 * '' Italochrysa'' Principi, 1946 * '' Nacarina'' Navás, 1915 * '' Nesochrysa'' Navás, 1910 * '' Nodochrysa'' Banks, 1938 * '' Oyochrysa'' Brooks, 1985 * '' Stigmachrysa'' Navás, 1925 * '' Turnerochrysa'' Kimmins, 1935 * ''

Vieira Vieira is a Portuguese and Galician term which in Portuguese and Galician stands for the Great Pilgrim Mussel from the scallop family (Pectinidae). The term derives its use as a place and family name. History The use of the term can be traced, ...

'' Navás, 1913 Leucochrysini Adams, 1978 * '' Berchmansus'' Navás, 1913 * '' Cacarulla'' Navas, 1910 * ''

Gonzaga Gonzaga may refer to: Places * Gonzaga, Lombardy, commune in the province of Mantua, Italy * Gonzaga, Cagayan, municipality in the Philippines *Gonzaga, Minas Gerais, town in Brazil *Forte Gonzaga, fort in Messina, Sicily People with the surna ...

'' Navás, 1913 * '' Leucochrysa'' McLachlan, 1868 (including ''Nodita'') * ''

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'' Navás, 1917 * '' Nuvol'' Navás, 1916 * '' Santocellus'' Tauber & Albuquerque, 2008

Chrysopini Chrysopini is a tribe of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are about 32 genera and 926 described species in Chrysopini. Genera * '' Anomalochrysa'' McLachlan, 1883 — 19 species * '' Apertochrysa'' Tjeder, 1966 — 183 species * ...

Schneider, 1851 * '' Anomalochrysa'' McLachlan, 1883 * ''

Apertochrysa ''Apertochrysa'' is a genus of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are 183 described species in the genus. Taxonomy This genus was originally described in 1990 by Xing-ke Yang and Chi-kun Yang under the name of ''Navasius''. The ...

'' Tjeder, 1966 * '' Atlantochrysa'' Hölzel, 1970 * '' Austrochrysa'' Esben-Petersen, 1928 * '' Borniochrysa'' Brooks & Barnard, 1990 * '' Brinckochrysa'' Tjeder, 1966 * ''

Ceraeochrysa ''Ceraeochrysa'' is green lacewing genus in the family Chrysopidae, containing the following species: *''Ceraeochrysa acmon'' *''Ceraeochrysa acutipuppis'' *''Ceraeochrysa adornata'' *''Ceraeochrysa anceps'' *''Ceraeochrysa angulata'' *''Cerae ...

'' Adams, 1982 * '' Ceratochrysa'' Tjeder, 1966 * '' Chrysemosa'' Brooks & Barnard, 1990 * '' Chrysocerca'' Weele, 1909 * '' Chrysopa'' Leach in Brewster, 1815 * ''

'' Steinmann, 1964 * ''

Chrysopidia ''Chrysopidia'' is a green lacewing genus in the subfamily Chrysopinae Chrysopinae is the nominate subfamily of green lacewings in the insect family Chrysopidae in the order Neuroptera. This subfamily is also the largest within the family and ...

'' Navás, 1911 * '' Chrysopodes'' Navás, 1913 * ''

Cunctochrysa ''Cunctochrysa'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Chrysopidae Green lacewings are insects in the large family Chrysopidae of the order Neuroptera. There are about 85 genera and (differing between sources) 1,300–2,000 species in ...

'' Hölzel, 1970 * ''

Eremochrysa ''Eremochrysa'' is a genus of shadow lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Eremochrysa''. Species References Further reading * * * * * * * * Chrysopidae Neuroptera genera ...

'' Banks, 1903 * '' Glenochrysa'' Esben-Petersen, 1920 * '' Himalochrysa'' Hölzel, 1973 * '' Kostka'' Navás, 1913 * '' Kymachyrsa'' Tauber & Garland, 2014 * ''

Mallada ''Mallada'' is a genus of lacewings belonging to the family Chrysopidae. The species of this genus are found in Africa, Southeastern Asia and Australia. The genus was first described by Longinos Navas in 1925,''Mallada'' Navás, L. 1925. Neurop ...

'' Navás, 1925 * '' Meleoma'' Fitch, 1855 * ''

Nineta ''Nineta'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Chrysopidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: * '' Nineta afghanica'' Hölzel, 1982 * '' Nineta alpicola'' (Kuwayama, 1956) References { ...

'' Navás, 1912 * '' Parachrysopiella'' Brooks & Barnard, 1990 * '' Peyerimhoffina'' Lacroix, 1920 * '' Plesiochrysa'' Adams, 1982 * '' Pseudomallada'' Tsukaguchi, 1995 * '' Rexa'' Navás, 1920 * '' Suarius'' Navás, 1914 * '' Titanochrysa'' Sosa and Freitas, 2012 * '' Tumeochrysa'' Needham, 1909 * '' Ungla'' Navás, 1914 * '' Yumachrysa'' Banks, 1950

Gallery

Semachrysa jade female habitus (Morphbank 791597) - ZooKeys-214-001-g002.jpg, ''

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 di ...

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(Ankylopterygini) 20150817 125511 5807M.JPG, '' Italochrysa italica''
(Belonopterygini) Green lacewing (45507849741) (cropped).jpg, '' Leucochrysa pavida''
(Leucochrysini) Green Lacewing, C. F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area, Sumerduck, Virginia - Flickr - Judy Gallagher.jpg, ''

Chrysoperla rufilabris ''Chrysoperla rufilabris'', also known as the red-lipped green lacewing, is a species of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae. Distribution This species is native to the eastern portion of North America. Description ''C. rufilabris'' ...

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(Chrysopini)

References

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