Cryptoscenea australiensis

Cryptoscenea australiensis is a species of lacewing in the subfamily aleuropteryginae, first described by Günther Enderlein in 1906.[2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.[3] The species is present in Eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, including the Kermadec Islands.[4][5]

Cryptoscenea australiensis
Cryptoscenea australiensis from New Zealand
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Coniopterygidae
Genus: Cryptoscenea
Species:
C. australiensis
Binomial name
Cryptoscenea australiensis
Enderlein, 1906
Synonyms

A colony of Cryptoscenea australiensis was first discovered in New Zealand in 1959, with the species surviving due to larval predation on mealybug eggs.[6] Both adults and larvae have been shown predating on mealybugs in apple orchards, with adults also being seen predating on mites.[6]

References

  1. Enderlein, G. (1906) Monographie der Coniopterygiden., Zoologische Jahrbücher (Abt. Systematik, Geographie und Biologie) 23:173-242.
  2. LDL Neuropterida Species of the World. Oswald J.D., 2007-09-25
  3. Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. New, T. R. (1992). "The lacewings (Insecta, Neuroptera) of Tasmania". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 126: 29–45. doi:10.26749/rstpp.126.29.
  5. Wise, K. A. J. (1991). "Distribution and Zoogeography of New Zealand Megaloptera and Neuroptera". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 28: 211–227. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906418. Wikidata Q58677416.
  6. Wise, K. A. J. (1995). "Records Concerning Biological Control of Insect Pests by Neuropteroidea (Insecta) in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 32: 101–117. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906455. Wikidata Q58677493.
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