Nemoptera is a Palearctic genus of insects of the spoonwing family, Nemopteridae. All species are diurnal with an exclusively floral diet, preferring to fly in open spaces in full sunshine while visiting flowers. They can be recognized by their very long hind wing prolongations.[1]
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| Nemoptera bipennis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Nemopteridae |
| Subfamily: | Nemopterinae |
| Genus: | Nemoptera Latreille, 1802 |
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Taxonomy
editThe genus contains seven species,[2] three of which are found in Europe.[3]
- Nemoptera aegyptiaca Rambur, 1842
- Nemoptera alba Olivier, 1811
- Nemoptera bipennis (Illiger, 1812), syn. Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815)[4]
- Nemoptera coa (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nemoptera orientalis Olivier in Bonnaterre et al., 1828
- Nemoptera rachelii U. Aspöck et al., 2006
- Nemoptera sinuata Olivier, 1811
The African species Nemia karrooa was formerly placed in this genus.[5]
References
edit- ^ Krenn, Harald W.; Gereben-Krenn, Barbara-Amina; Steinwender, Bernhardt M.; Popo, Alexi (2008). "Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae)" (PDF). European Journal of Entomology. 105 (2): 267–277. doi:10.14411/eje.2008.037. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ Bisby, F.A.; Roskov, Y.R.; Orrell, T.M.; Nicolson, D.; Paglinawan, L.E.; Bailly, N.; Kirk, P.M.; Bourgoin, T.; Baillargeon; Ouvrard, D. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Fauna Europæa
- ^ "Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815) synonym of Nemoptera bipennis". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ Illustrated database of Neuroptera (insects) - Nemoptera karrooa
External links
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Data related to Nemoptera at Wikispecies- Taxonomicon - Genus Nemoptera
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