Chasmoptera mathewsi
Species of insect
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Chasmoptera mathewsi is an insect in the spoonwing family (Nemopteridae).[1] found in Western Australia.[2]
| Chasmoptera mathewsi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Nemopteridae |
| Genus: | Chasmoptera |
| Species: | C. mathewsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chasmoptera mathewsi Koch, 1967 | |
It was first described in 1967 by Lucien Everard Koch[2][3] and known only the holotype, a male specimen from Peron Peninsula, Shark Bay, WA.[2]
The adults are diurnal flying insects,[2] and the larvae are predatory.[2]
