Mallada signatus explained

Mallada signatus, commonly known as the green lacewing^[1] is a species of insect described by Wilhelm Gottlieb Schneider in 1851.^[2]

It is one of the species most commonly found in southern Australia.^[3]

They closely resemble Plesiochyrsa ramburi, however, the late instar larva and adults of Mallada signatus are smaller, with minimal dark markings on the head of the adults.^[4]

They can be negatively effected by feeding on prey which has been in contact with neem oil.^[5]

External links

• Work in which Schneider described the species

Notes and References

1. Web site: Green lacewing: general predator . The Good Bug Book.
2. Web site: Mallada signatus (Schneider, 1851) COL . www.catalogueoflife.org.
3. Book: Horne . P.A. . New . T.R. . Papacek . D. . Lacewings in the Crop Environment . 2001 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-77217-4 . 395–397 . Preliminary notes on Mallada signatus (Chrysopidae) as a predator in field crops in Australia.
4. Web site: Hopkinson . Jamie . Taking a closer look at green lacewings The Beatsheet . thebeatsheet.com.au . 20 May 2019.
5. Qi . Baoying . Gordon . Gordh . Gimme . Walter . Effects of Neem-Fed Prey on the Predacious Insects Harmonia conformis (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and Mallada signatus (Schneider) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) . Biological Control . October 2001 . 22 . 2 . 185–190 . 10.1006/bcon.2001.0965.