Lomamyia Explained

Lomamyia is a genus of beaded lacewings in the family Berothidae. There are about 11 described species in Lomamyia.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Biology

Larvae of Lomamyia are predatory upon termites, and they have been shown to incapacitate their prey using a chemical sprayed from their anus.^[5]

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Lomamyia:

• Lomamyia banksi Carpenter, 1940
• Lomamyia flavicornis (Walker, 1853)
• Lomamyia fulva Carpenter, 1940
• Lomamyia hamata (Walker, 1853)
• Lomamyia latipennis Carpenter, 1940
• Lomamyia longicollis (Walker, 1853)
• Lomamyia occidentalis (Banks in Baker, 1905)
• Lomamyia squamosa Carpenter, 1940
• Lomamyia tenuis Carpenter, 1940
• Lomamyia texana (Banks, 1897)
• Lomamyia trombetensis Penny, 1985

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd Edition. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: Elliott . John Malcolm. 1996. British Freshwater Megaloptera and Neuroptera: a key with ecological notes. Freshwater Biological Association. 978-0900386565.
• Book: Hagen . Hermann August. 1861. Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America with a list of the South American species. Smithsonian institution. 4:1. 10.5962/bhl.title.22092. free.
• 2018-03-05. Penny . Norman D.. Adans . Phillip A.. Stange . Lionel A.. 1997. Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences . 4th Series . 50 . 39––114 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lomamyia Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-03-05.
2. Web site: Lomamyia Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-03-05.
3. Web site: Lomamyia Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-03-05.
4. Web site: Browse Lomamyia. Catalogue of Life. 2018-03-05.
5. 10.1038/289506a0 . A neuropterous larva uses an allomone to attack termites . 1981 . Johnson . J. B. . Hagen . K. S. . Nature . 289 . 5797 . 506–507 . 1981Natur.289..506J .