Nemopteridae
Illustrative thread ( Nemopteridae )
The thread Exemplary ( Nemopteridae ) are an animal family in the order of lacewings ( Neuroptera ). They are used worldwide with about 150 species in two subfamilies before; in Europe are only seven native species, none of which occurs in Central Europe. Its distribution is restricted to deserts and other arid regions of the earth.
Features
The thread Illustrative achieve a forewing length of 7 to 35 millimeters, the rear wing 19 to 90 mm long. The latter are very narrow filiform dragged out where the animals also have their German names. At the end of these threads are broad spoon-shaped in some species. The front wings are in some species, such as, blotchy colored in the genus Nemoptera. Their head is narrow snout, the compound eyes project laterally beyond.
The larvae see the antlion similar in the subfamily Crocinae the prothorax is very greatly extended.
Way of life
There are day -, night - and crepuscular species that occur sometimes in large numbers of individuals. The adults feed on pollen. The larvae of the subfamily Nemopterinae live in sand or leaf litter and prey on ant larvae. The larvae live in the Crocinae dust in small caves and other dark places and feed mainly on dust lice and other insects. The development of a thread Illustrative takes one to three years.
Systematics ( Europe)
- Josandreva Sazi Navás, 1906
- Lertha ledereri ( Selys - Longchamps, 1866)
- Lertha sofiae Monserrat, 1988
- Nemoptera bipennis ( Illiger, 1812)
- Nemoptera coa (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nemoptera sinuata Olivier, 1811
- Pterocrose capillaris ( Klug, 1836)