Nusalala
Genus of lacewings
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Nusalala is a genus of brown lacewings. The scientific name was published in 1913 by Longinos Navás.[1] They belong to the subfamily Microminae, as well as the genera Micromus and Megalomina.[2]
Some species of this genus, such as Nusalala brachyptera , are "brachypter" meaning short wings,[3] and have lost the ability to fly; they can only jump. This phenomenon has evolved in a number of genera in the family Hemerobiidae[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Hemerobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Microminae |
| Genus: | Nusalala Navás, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Nusalala erecta Navás, 1913 | |
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| Distribution of Nusalala | |
This genus have an exclusive neotropical distribution (South America, Central America and the Caribbean).[5] As well, the distribution is limited in the South Cone and steppes, where its humidity and temperature conditions may not be enough, and in rain forests, despite their tropical nature.[5]
Species
- Nusalala andina Penny & Sturm, 1984
- Nusalala brachyptera Oswald, 1997
- Nusalala camposina Navás, 1929
- Nusalala championi Kimmins, 1936
- Nusalala colombiensis Banks, 1910
- Nusalala cubana Hagen, 1886
- Nusalala dispar Banks, 1910
- Nusalala erecta Navás, 1913
- Nusalala ghioi Monserrat, 2000
- Nusalala ilusionata Monserrat, 2004
- Nusalala irrebita Navás, 1929
- Nusalala marginata Navás, 1926
- Nusalala marini Monserrat, 2000
- Nusalala navasi Kimmins, 1936
- Nusalala neotropica Esben-Petersen, 1914
- Nusalala payasi Monserrat, 2000
- Nusalala tessellata Gerstaecker, 1888
- Nusalala uncata Kimmins, 1936
- Nusalala unguicaudata Monserrat, 2000
