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Chrysemosa

Chrysemosa is a genus of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. They are distinguished from related genera based on male genital structures. The small and distinctive C. jeanneli is a commonly encountered species in orchards, fields and gardens of southern Africa.

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Chrysemosa
Chrysemosa jeanneli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Chrysopidae
Subfamily: Chrysopinae
Tribe: Chrysopini
Genus: Chrysemosa
Brooks & Barnard, 1990

Chrysemosa is a genus of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae.12 They are distinguished from related genera based on male genital structures.1 The small and distinctive C. jeanneli is a commonly encountered species in orchards, fields and gardens of southern Africa.12

Species

  • Chrysemosa andresi (Navas, 1915)
  • Chrysemosa commixta (Tjeder, 1966)
  • Chrysemosa jeanneli (Navás, 1914)
  • Chrysemosa laristana (Hölzel, [1982])
  • Chrysemosa mosconica (Navás, [1931])
  • Chrysemosa parva (Tjeder, 1966)
  • Chrysemosa piresi (Hölzel & Ohm, 1982)
  • Chrysemosa senegalensis Hölzel et al., 1994
  • Chrysemosa sodomensis (Hölzel, [1982])
  • Chrysemosa stigmata (Navás, 1936)
  • Chrysemosa umbralis (Navas, 1933)
References

References

  1. Scholtz, Clarke H.; et al. (1985). Insects of Southern Africa. Durban: Butterworths. p. 185. ISBN 0409-10487-6.
  2. Picker, Mike; et al. (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.
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