Stiphroneura
| Stiphroneura | |
|---|---|
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| Stiphroneura inclusa from the Western Ghats | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeleontinae |
| Tribe: | Acanthaclisini |
| Genus: | Stiphroneura Gerstaecker, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| Myrmeleon inclusus Walker, 1853 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vellassa Navás, 1924 | |
Stiphroneura is a genus of antlions with two species in tropical Asia, restricted to the Oriental Realm. It is among about 16 genera in the tribe Acanthaclisini. These are large antlions, with the wings being 6.5 to 7.5 cm long. The antennae are as long as the thorax. The pronotum is longer than wide.[1]
Two species are placed in the genus:
- Stiphroneura inclusa (Walker, 1853) - Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Nepal, India[2]
- Stiphroneura maunieri (Navás, 1924) - Vietnam
References
- ↑ Levente, Ábrahám; Papp, Zoltán; Dobosz, Roland (2023). "The genus Stiphroneura Gerstaecker, 1885 from the Oriental realm (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)". Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Entomology. 32: 1–11. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.10361085.
- ↑ Suryanarayanan, T. B.; Bijoy, C.; Sathian, A.; Latha, R. R. (2024). "Range extension and first distribution record of Stiphroneura inclusa (Walker, 1853) (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Acanthaclisini) from Western Ghats". Munis Entomology & Zoology. 19: 2665–2672.
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