Lomamyia
Genus of lacewings
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Lomamyia is a genus of beaded lacewings in the family Berothidae. There are about 11 described species in Lomamyia.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Berothidae |
| Subfamily: | Berothinae |
| Genus: | Lomamyia Banks, 1904 |
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:[2][3][4]
- 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
