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Checklist for Suborder Hemerobiiformia Henry, 1982
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
24
128
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
19
110
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Hemerobiiformia
Henry, 1982
10
65
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
10 Families width 157 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hemerobiidae Latreille, 1802Brown Lacewing53SpeciesTaxom
Coniopterygidae Burmeister, 1839Dusty lacewings26SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopidae Schneider, 1851And Green Lacewings46SpeciesTaxom
Osmylidae Leach, 1815Giant lacewings9SpeciesTaxom
Mantispidae Leach, 1815Mantid lacewings9SpeciesTaxom
Berothidae Handlirsch, 1906Beaded lacewing5SpeciesTaxom
Mesochrysopidae Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Sisyridae Handlirsch, 1908Spongeflies4SpeciesTaxom
Ithonidae Newman, 1838Ithonid lacewings1SpeciesTaxom
Rhachiberothidae Tjeder, 1959Thorny lacewing3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
65 Genera with 157 Species
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Afromicromus Nakahara, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Aleuropteryx Löw, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Anisochrysa Nakahara, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Apochrysa Schneider, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apoglaesoconis Grimaldi, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Australysmus Kimmins, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Campion Navas, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopa Leach, 1841Green-Lacewing11SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoperla Steinmann, 18396SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotropia Navas, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Coniopteryx Curtis, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Conwentzia Enderlein, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoscenea Enderlein, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cunctochrysa Hölzel, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Dichochrysa Yang, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Dicromantispa Hoffman, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Drepanacra Tillyard, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Drepanepteryx Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Epimesoberotha Jepson & al., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Eremochrysa Banks, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Glaesoconis Engel, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Helicoconis Enderlein, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Hemerobius Linnaeus, 185518SpeciesTaxom
Heteroconis Enderlein, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Italochrysa Principi, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Jersiberotha Grimaldi, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Leucochrysa MacLachlan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Mallada Navas, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mantispa Illiger, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Megalomina Banks, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megalomus Rambur, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Meleoma Fitch, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmylidus Jepson & al., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Mesypochrysa Martynov, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Micromus Rambur, 1886Brown Lacewings11SpeciesTaxom
Nascimberotha Grimaldi, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Neosemidalis Enderlein, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Neuronema M´Lachlan, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Nineta Navas, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Nothochrysa McLachlan, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Osmylochrysa Jepson & al., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Osmylopsis Handlirsch, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Osmylus Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Paleosisyra Nel & al., 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Pamochrysa Tjeder, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Parasemidalis Enderlein, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Peyerimhoffina LaCroix, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Plega Navas, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Principiala Makarkin & M..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Protosmylina Jepson & al., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Psectra Hagen, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomallada Tsukaguchi, 18345SpeciesTaxom
Purbemerobius Jepson & al., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Rhachibermissa Grimaldi, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Rhachiberotha Tjeder, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Semidalis Enderlein, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Semiglobus Handlirsch, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Sisyra Burmeister, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Stenochrysa Jepson & al., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Stenosmylina Jepson & al., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Sympherobius Banks, 19049SpeciesTaxom
Theristria Gerstaecker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Vectispa Lambkin, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Wesmaelius Kruger, 18948SpeciesTaxom
Whalfera Engel, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
157 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aleuropteryx juniperi Ohm, 1968Dusty lacewing
Anisochrysa flavifrons (Brauer, 1851)⇒ Pseudomallada flavifrons Brauer, 1851
Apochrysa montrouzieri Girard, 1862
Apoglaesoconis ackermani Grimaldi, 2000
Apoglaesoconis cherylae Engel, 2002
Apoglaesoconis luzzii Grimaldi, 2000
Apoglaesoconis swolenskyi Grimaldi, 2000
Australysmus furcatus New, 1983
Campion australasiae Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Campion impressus Navas, 1914
Campion tenuistriga Gerstäcker, 1885
Campion tenuistrigus Gerstaecker, 1885
Chrysopa abbreviata Curtis, 1834
Chrysopa chi Fitch, 1855X-Marked Green Lacewing
Chrysopa coloradensis Banks, 1895
Chrysopa commata Kis & Ujhelyi, 1965
Chrysopa dorsalis Burmeister, 1839
Chrysopa flata C.-k. Yang &..., 1999
Chrysopa incompleta Banks, 1911
Chrysopa oculata Say, 1839Golden-eyed fly
Chrysopa pallens Rambur, 1838
Chrysopa perla Linnaeus, 1758Green Lacewing
Chrysopa phyllochroma Wesmael, 1841
Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, 1836Aphid lion
Chrysoperla comanche Banks, 1938Comanche lacewing
Chrysoperla harrisii Fitch, 1855
Chrysoperla lucasina LaCroix, 1912
Chrysoperla plorabunda Fitch, 1855Common green lacewing
Chrysoperla rufilabris Burmeister, 1839Red-Lipped Green Lacewing
Chrysotropia ciliata (Wesmael, 1841)⇒ Chrysopidia ciliata Wesmael, 1841
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) borealis Tjeder, 1930
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) pygmaea Enderlein, 1906
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) tineiformis Curtis, 1834
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) westwoodii Fitch, 1855
Coniopteryx (Metaconiopteryx) esbenpeterseni Tjeder, 1930
Coniopteryx (Metaconiopteryx) lentiae H. Aspöck & ..., 1964
Conwentzia pineticola Enderlein, 1905
Conwentzia psociformis Curtis, 1834
Cryptoscenea australiensis Enderlein, 1906
Cunctochrysa albolineata Killington, 1935
Cunctochrysa bellifontensis Leraut, 1988
Cunctochrysa cosmia Navás, 1918
Dichochrysa flavifrons (Brauer, 1851)⇒ Pseudomallada flavifrons Brauer, 1851
Dichochrysa ingae (Tjeder, 1966)⇒ Pseudomallada ingae Tjeder, 1966
Dichochrysa prasina Burmeister, 1839
Dichochrysa ventralis (Curtis, 1834)⇒ Pseudomallada ventralis Curtis, , 1834
Dicromantispa sayi Banks, 1897Say'S Mantidfly
Drepanacra binocula Newman, 1838Hooktipped brown lacewing
Drepanepteryx phalaenoides Linnaeus, 1758Leaf-like lacewing
Epimesoberotha parva J. E. Jepson, 2012
Eremochrysa (Eremochrysa) punctinervis McLachlan, 1869
Eremochrysa (Eremochrysa) tibialis Banks, 1950
Glaesoconis nearctica Grimaldi, 2000
Helicoconis (Capoconis) capensis Enderlein, 1914
Helicoconis (Helicoconis) hirtinervis Tjeder, 1960
Helicoconis (Helicoconis) lutea Wallengren, 1871
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) atrifrons McLachlan, 1868
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) contumax Tjeder, 1932
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) fenestratus Tjeder, 1932
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) handschini Tjeder, 1957
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) humulinus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) lutescens Fabricius, 1793
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) micans Olivier, 1792
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) nitidulus Fabricius, 1777
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) perelegans Stephens, 1836
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) pini Stephens, 1836
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) simulans Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) stigma (Stephens, 1836)⇒ Apochrysa montrouzieri Girard, 1862
Hemerobius conjunctus Fitch, 1855
Hemerobius higginsi Brodie, 1845
Hemerobius marginatus Stephens, 1836
Hemerobius pacificus Banks, 1897Brown lacewing
Hemerobius pictus (Banks, 1904)⇒ Sympherobius pictus Banks, 1904
Hemerobius pinidumus Fitch, 1855
Heteroconis ornata Enderlein, 1905
Italochrysa peringueyi Esben-Petersen, 1920
Italochrysa turneri Kimmins, 1948
Jersiberotha luzzii D. Grimaldi, 2000
Jersiberotha similis D. Grimaldi, 2000
Leucochrysa (Leucochrysa) insularis Walker, 1853
Mallada signatus Schneider, 1851Green Lacewing
Mantispa perla perla (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Sagittalata perla Pallas, 1772
Megalomina berothoides McLachlan, 1869
Megalomus hirtus Linnaeus, 1761Bordered Brown Lacewing
Megalomus tinctus Jarzembowski, 1980
Meleoma signoretii Fitch, 1855
Mesosmylidus vulgaris J. E. Jepson, 2012
Mesypochrysa minuta J. E. Jepson, 2012
Micromus angulatus Stephens, 1836
Micromus lanceolatus Navas, 1910
Micromus montanus Hagen, 1886
Micromus oblongus Kimmins, 1935
Micromus paganus Linnaeus, 1767
Micromus posticus Walker, 1853
Micromus sjostedti van der Weele, 1910
Micromus subanticus Walker, 1853
Micromus tasmaniae Walker, 1860Tasmanian Brown Lacewing
Micromus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Brown Lacewing
Micromus variolosus Hagen, 1886
Nascimberotha picta D. Grimaldi, 2000
Neosemidalis (Leucosemidalis) farinosa Enderlein, 1906
Nineta flava Scopoli, 1763
Nineta inpunctata Reuter, 1894
Nineta vittata Wesmael, 1841
Nothochrysa capitata Fabricius, 1793
Nothochrysa fulviceps Stephens, 1836
Osmylochrysa anomala J. E. Jepson, 2012
Osmylochrysa fragilis J. E. Jepson, 2012
Osmylopsis duplicata Giebel, 1856
Osmylus fulvicephalus Scopoli, 1763Giant lacewing
Pamochrysa stellata Tjeder, 1966
Parasemidalis (Parasemidalis) fuscipennis Reuter, 1894
Peyerimhoffina gracilis Schneider, 1851
Plega signata Hagen, 1877
Principiala rudgwickensis J. E. Jepson, 2009
Protosmylina bifasciata J. E. Jepson, 2009
Psectra diptera Burmeister, 1839
Pseudomallada flavifrons Brauer, 1851
Pseudomallada prasinus (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Dichochrysa prasina Burmeister, 1839
Pseudomallada sjostedti (van der Weele, 1910)⇒ Dichochrysa sjostedti van der Weele, 1910
Pseudomallada tactus Navás, , 1921
Pseudomallada ventralis Curtis, , 1834
Purbemerobius medialis J. E. Jepson, 2012
Rhachibermissa phenax M. S. Engel, 2008
Rhachibermissa splendida D. Grimaldi, 2000
Rhachiberotha sheilae U. Aspöck & ..., 1994
Semidalis aleyrodiformis Stephens, 1836
Semidalis pseudouncinata Meinander, 1963
Semiglobus chrysomelinus A. Handlirsch, 1906
Semiglobus jurassicus A. Handlirsch, 1906
Semiglobus neptuni Giebel, 1856
Sisyra dalii McLachlan, 1866
Sisyra fuscata (Retzius, 1783)⇒ Sisyra nigra Retzius, 1783
Sisyra nigra Retzius, 1783Black Spongillafly
Sisyra terminalis Curtis, 1854Sponge fly
Stenochrysa gradata J. E. Jepson, 2012
Stenosmylina medialis J. E. Jepson, 2009
Sympherobius (Niremberge) fuscescens Wallengren, 1863
Sympherobius (Niremberge) pellucidus Walker, 1853
Sympherobius (Sympherobius) elegans Stephens, 1836
Sympherobius (Sympherobius) pygmaeus Rambur, 1842
Sympherobius amiculus Fitch, 1855
Sympherobius barberi Banks, 1903Barber brown lacewing
Sympherobius killingtoni Carpenter, 1940
Sympherobius perparvus McLachlan, 1869
Sympherobius pictus Banks, 1904
Theristria felina Gerstäcker, 1885
Vectispa relicta T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) balticus Tjeder, 1931
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) malladai Navas, 1925
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) mortoni kozlovi Maka..., 1984
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) nervosus Fabricius, 1793
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) ravus Withycombe, 1923New house borer
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) subnebulosus Stephens, 1836
Wesmaelius (Wesmaelius) concinnus Stephens, 1836
Wesmaelius (Wesmaelius) quadrifasciatus Reuter, 1894
Whalfera venatrix P. Whalley, 1983

Subnodes of Hemerobiiformia with occurrences in British Isles
SuperfamilyChrysopoidea
Schneider, 1851
2
18
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyConiopterygoidea
1
12
26
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHemerobioidea
Withycombe, 1925
1
12
53
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyIthonoidea
Newman, 1853
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMantispoidea
Leach, 1815
3
12
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOsmyloidea
Leach, 1815
2
10
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemerobiiformia at itis.gov