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Polystoechotes

Polystoechotes is a genus of giant lacewings in the family Ithonidae. There are at least two described species in Polystoechotes, which are native to North America. The name is derived from the Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and στοιχάς (stoichas) meaning "in rows behind another".

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Polystoechotes
Polystoechotes punctata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Ithonidae
Genus: Polystoechotes
Burmeister, 1839

Polystoechotes is a genus of giant lacewings in the family Ithonidae. There are at least two described species in Polystoechotes, which are native to North America.123 The name is derived from the Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and στοιχάς (stoichas) meaning "in rows behind another".4

Species

These two species belong to the genus Polystoechotes:

References

References

  1. "Polystoechotes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. "Browse Polystoechotes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. "Polystoechotes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. Armitage, James (February 22, 2017). A Portable Latin for Gardeners: More Than 1,500 Essential Plant Names and the Secrets They Contain. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226455365 – via Google Books.
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