Libelloides Explained

Libelloides is a genus of owlflies belonging to the subfamily Ascalaphinae.^[1] The species of this genus are present in most of Europe. They inhabit dry meadows or dry coniferous forests.

Species

• Libelloides baeticus (Rambur, 1842)
• Libelloides coccajus (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
• Libelloides cunii Selys-Longchamps, 1880
• Libelloides hispanicus (Rambur, 1842)
• Libelloides ictericus (Charpentier, 1825)
• Libelloides lacteus (Brullé, 1832)
• Libelloides longicornis (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Libelloides macaronius (Scopoli, 1763)
• Libelloides rhomboides (Schneider, 1845

References

Fischer, K., Hölzel, H., Kral, K. (2006) Divided and undivided compound eyes in Ascalaphidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) and their functional and phylogenetic significance. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 44, 285–289.

Kral, K. (2002) Ultraviolet vision in European owlflies (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae): a critical review. European Journal of Entomology 99: 1–4.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• Galerie-insecte
• Biolib

Notes and References

1. Jones . Joshua R. . Total-evidence phylogeny of the owlflies (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae) supports a new higher-level classification . Zoologica Scripta . 48 . 2019 . 6 . 761–782 . 10.1111/zsc.12382.