''Climaciella'' is a genus of wasp mantidflies in the family
Mantispidae
Mantispidae (), commonly known 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 ...
. There are about 10 described species in ''Climaciella'', found in North, Central, and South America. ''Climaciella brunnea'', a wasp mimic, is a common species found in Central and North America.
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Species
These 10 species belong to the genus ''Climaciella'':
* '' Climaciella amapaensis'' Penny, 1983
* ''Climaciella brunnea
''Climaciella brunnea'', known sometimes by the common names wasp mantidfly, western mantidfly, and brown mantidfly, is a predatory neuropteran insect in the family Mantispidae.
Description
''C. brunnea'' has a triangular head with large, compou ...
'' (Say in Keating, 1824) (wasp mantidfly)
* '' Climaciella cubana'' Enderlein, 1910
* '' Climaciella duckei'' Navás, 1915
* '' Climaciella obtusa'' Hoffman, 2002
* '' Climaciella personata'' (Stitz, 1913)
* '' Climaciella porosa'' Hoffman, 2002
* '' Climaciella rafaeli'' Calle Tobón et al., 2018
* '' Climaciella semihyalina'' (Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1825)
* † '' Climaciella henrotayi'' Nel, 1989
References
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Hemerobiiformia
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