''Mallada'' is a genus of
lacewings
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 is grouped together with the Megaloptera ( alderflies, fishflies, ...
belonging to the family
Chrysopidae
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 ...
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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. Neuropteros del Museo de Berlin. ''Revista de la Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Fisico-Quimicas y Naturales de Zaragoza'' 9: 20-34 4] and by
monotypy
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
the type species is ''Mallada stigmatus''.
Species
Species accepted by the
Australian Faunal Directory
The Australian Faunal Directory is an online catalogue of taxonomic and biological information on all animal species known to occur within Australia. It is a database produced by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ...
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Mallada adamsi''
(New, 1980)
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Mallada albofascialis''
Winterton, 1995
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Mallada alcines''
(Banks, 1940)
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Mallada araucariae''
(Tillyard, 1917)
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Mallada basalis''
(Walker, 1853)
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Mallada darwini''
(Banks, 1940)
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Mallada innotatus
''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 Navás, Longinos Navas in 1925,''Mallada'' Navás, ...
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(Walker, 1853)
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Mallada metastigma''
(Tillyard, 1917)
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Mallada personatus''
(Navás, 1934)
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Mallada satilota''
(Banks, 1910)
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Mallada signatus''
(Schneider, 1851)
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Mallada traviatus''
(Banks, 1940)
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Mallada tripunctatus''
(McLachlan, 1867)
References
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Chrysopidae
Taxa named by Longinos Navás
Taxa described in 1925
Neuroptera of Africa
Neuroptera of Asia
Neuroptera of Australia