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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
18
173
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
14
166
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Hemerobiiformia
Henry, 1982
8
61
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hemerobioidea
Withycombe, 1925
2
8
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHemerobiidae
Latreille, 1802
Brown Lacewing, Brown lacewings
7
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
7 Genera with 32 Species
Boriomyia Banks, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Hemerobius Linnaeus, 196111SpeciesTaxom
Micromus Rambur, 1853Brown Lacewings6SpeciesTaxom
Notiobiella Banks, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Psectra Hagen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Sympherobius Banks, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Wesmaelius Kruger, 19295SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
32 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
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) humulinus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) simulans Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Hemerobius abditus Tjeder, 1961
Hemerobius aper Tjeder, 1961
Hemerobius nairobicus Navas, 1910
Hemerobius natalensis Tjeder, 1961
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 lanceolatus Navas, 1910
Micromus montanus Hagen, 1886
Micromus oblongus Kimmins, 1935
Micromus sjostedti van der Weele, 1910
Micromus timidus Hagen, 1853Brown lacewing
Notiobiella nitidula Navas, 1910
Notiobiella punctata Tjeder, 1961
Notiobiella turneri Kimmins, 1933
Psectra capensis Kimmins, 1935
Sympherobius (Sympherobius) fallax Navas, 1908
Sympherobius brincki (Tjeder, 1961)⇒ Sympherobius fallax Navas, 1908
Sympherobius nigricornis (Tjeder, 1961)⇒ Sympherobius fallax Navas, 1908
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) subnebulosus Stephens, 1836
Wesmaelius barnardi Tjeder, 1955
Wesmaelius fumosus Tjeder, 1955
Wesmaelius longifrons Walker, 1853
Wesmaelius nubilus Kimmins, 1929

Subnodes of Hemerobiidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyHemerobiinae
Latreille, 1802
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrominae
Krueger, 1922
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNotiobiellinae
Nakahara, 1960
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympherobiinae
Comstock, 1918
1
3
Genus
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