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Checklist for Family Hemerobiidae Latreille, 1802 (Brown Lacewing)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
19
303
1554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
15
282
1516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Hemerobiiformia
Henry, 1982
9
104
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hemerobioidea
Withycombe, 1925
2
14
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHemerobiidae
Latreille, 1802
Brown Lacewing, Brown lacewings
11
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
11 Genera with 66 Species
Afromicromus Nakahara, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Boriomyia Banks, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Drepanepteryx Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemerobius Linnaeus, 196122SpeciesTaxom
Micromus Rambur, 1886Brown Lacewings11SpeciesTaxom
Nomerobius Navas, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Notiobiella Banks, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Nusalala Navas, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Psectra Hagen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Sympherobius Banks, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Wesmaelius Kruger, 190813SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
66 Species
Boriomyia barnardi (Tjeder, 1955)⇒ Wesmaelius barnardi Tjeder, 1955
Boriomyia fumosa (Tjeder, 1955)⇒ Wesmaelius fumosus Tjeder, 1955
Boriomyia nubila (Kimmins, 1929)⇒ Wesmaelius nubilus Kimmins, 1929
Drepanepteryx phalaenoides Linnaeus, 1758Leaf-like lacewing
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) azoricus Tjeder, 1948Brown lacewings
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) eatoni Morton, 1906
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) humulinus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) madeirae Tjeder, 1940
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) simulans Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) stigma (Stephens, 1836)⇒ Apochrysa montrouzieri Girard, 1862
Hemerobius abditus Tjeder, 1961
Hemerobius aper Tjeder, 1961
Hemerobius binigripunctatus Fraser, 1957
Hemerobius costalis Carpenter, 1940
Hemerobius discretus Navas, 1917
Hemerobius dorsatus Banks, 1904
Hemerobius kokaneeanus Currie, 1904
Hemerobius nairobicus Navas, 1910
Hemerobius natalensis Tjeder, 1961
Hemerobius nemorensis Kimmins, 1952
Hemerobius nigrans Carpenter, 1940
Hemerobius ovalis Carpenter, 1940
Hemerobius pinidumus Fitch, 1855
Hemerobius productus Tjeder, 1961
Hemerobius reconditus Navas, 1914
Hemerobius rudebecki Tjeder, 1961
Micromus africanus (van der Weele, 1910)⇒ Micromus lanceolatus Navas, 1910
Micromus angulatus Stephens, 1836
Micromus borealis Klimaszewski..., 1988
Micromus canariensis Esben-Petersen, 1936
Micromus lanceolatus Navas, 1910
Micromus montanus Hagen, 1886
Micromus oblongus Kimmins, 1935
Micromus plagatus Navas, 1934
Micromus sjostedti van der Weele, 1910
Micromus timidus Hagen, 1853Brown lacewing
Micromus variolosus Hagen, 1886
Nomerobius psychodoides Blanchard, 1851
Notiobiella nitidula Navas, 1910
Notiobiella peterseni Banks, 1932
Notiobiella punctata Tjeder, 1961
Notiobiella rosea Kimmins, 1933
Notiobiella thaumasta J. D. Oswald, 1999
Notiobiella turneri Kimmins, 1933
Notiobiella ugandensis Kimmins, 1939
Nusalala tessellata Gersta2cker, 1888
Nusalala uncata Kimmins, 1936
Psectra capensis Kimmins, 1935
Sympherobius (Sympherobius) fallax Navas, 1908
Sympherobius (Sympherobius) gayi Navas, 1910
Sympherobius angustus Banks, 1904
Sympherobius brincki (Tjeder, 1961)⇒ Sympherobius fallax Navas, 1908
Sympherobius nigricornis (Tjeder, 1961)⇒ Sympherobius fallax Navas, 1908
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) navasi Andreu, 1911
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) nervosus Fabricius, 1793
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) subnebulosus Stephens, 1836
Wesmaelius barnardi Tjeder, 1955
Wesmaelius brunneus Banks, 1920
Wesmaelius coloradensis Banks, 1897
Wesmaelius fumosus Tjeder, 1955
Wesmaelius furcatus Banks, 1935
Wesmaelius involutus Carpenter, 1940
Wesmaelius longifrons Walker, 1853
Wesmaelius nubilus Kimmins, 1929
Wesmaelius praenubilus Fraser, 1951
Wesmaelius pretiosus Banks, 1908

Subnodes of Hemerobiidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyDrepanepteryginae
Krueger, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerobiinae
Latreille, 1802
3
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrominae
Krueger, 1922
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNotiobiellinae
Nakahara, 1960
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympherobiinae
Comstock, 1918
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemerobiidae at artfakta.se
Hemerobiidae at dyntaxa.se
Hemerobiidae at gbif.org
Hemerobiidae at irmng.org
Hemerobiidae at itis.gov