Brown Lacewings
family of class “Insects“
1 family, 2 species
The relationships between Hemerobiidae and other Neuropteran families are still uncertain. Despite looking similar to chrysopids, brown and green lacewings may not be as closely related as once thought, with Hemerobiidae being more closely linked to Mantispidae. The superfamily Hemerobioidea now only includes Hemerobiidae, while other lacewing families like Dilaridae and Chrysopidae are considered close relatives of brown lacewings. However, Psychopsidae lacewings are believed to belong to a different suborder of Neuroptera. For more information, you can refer to the book “Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe” by Michael Chinery.
Hierarchy
species of family “Brown Lacewings“
1 species
Systematics#
The relationships between the Hemerobiidae and the other Neuropteran families are still unresolved. Despite their superficial similarity to chrysopids, the brown and green lacewings may not be as closely related as was at one time believed. Rather, the Hemerobiidae appear to be closely related to the Mantispidae. The superfamily Hemerobioidea is currently restricted to the Hemerobiidae. Formerly, the pleasing lacewings (Dilaridae), silky lacewings (Psychopsidae), giant lacewings (Polystoechotidae) and as noted above the green lacewings (Chrysopidae) were placed therein too. Of these, only the Dilaridae and Chrysopidae seem to be reasonably close relatives of the brown lacewings. The Psychopsidae in fact seem to belong to an altogether different suborder of Neuroptera, the Myrmeleontiformia.
References#
Chinery, Michael (1986): Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe.
External links#
Media related to Hemerobiidae at Wikimedia Commons BioLib Taxonomic tree of Hemerobiidae (incomplete) Brown lacewings of Florida on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
The relationships between Hemerobiidae and other Neuropteran families are still uncertain. Despite looking similar to chrysopids, brown and green lacewings may not be as closely related as once thought, with Hemerobiidae being more closely linked to Mantispidae. The superfamily Hemerobioidea now only includes Hemerobiidae, while other lacewing families like Dilaridae and Chrysopidae are considered close relatives of brown lacewings. However, Psychopsidae lacewings are believed to belong to a different suborder of Neuroptera. For more information, you can refer to the book “Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe” by Michael Chinery.
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