Lomamyia
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| Lomamyia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Berothidae |
| Subfamily: | Berothinae |
| Genus: | Lomamyia Banks, 1904 |
Lomamyia is a genus of beaded lacewings in the family Berothidae. There are about 11 described species in Lomamyia.[1][2][3][4]
Larvae of Lomamyia are predatory upon termites, and they have been shown to incapacitate their prey using a chemical sprayed from their anus.[5]
