A revision of the Australian Nymphidae (Insecta: Neuroptera)

New, T. R.

doi:10.1071/zo9810707

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“…The main difference is the homology statement and delineation of MA in the forewing, essentially whether or not MA is assumed as fused with Rs/R basally. New () identified forewing MA as shown in Fig. (blue vein), while Oswald () treated MP1 (yellow) as MA and MP2 (orange) as MP.…”

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“…a. The mediuncus defined here (green) was inferred as the arcessus by New (), and 11th gonostyli by Aspöck and Aspöck (). The gonarcus (magenta) here is equivalent to the 11th gonocoxite of Aspöck and Aspöck ().…”

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“…A single species has been described from the Philippines (i.e. Myiodactylus chrysopoides Navás) but the type has been lost and no specimens are known to confirm this anomalous record (New, ). Eight extant genera containing 33 species are described with an additional 14 extinct genera containing 23 species, from both Mesozoic and Palaeogene deposits.…”

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Phylogeny of split‐footed lacewings (Neuroptera, Nymphidae), with descriptions of new Cretaceous fossil species from China

2015

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A phylogeny of the lacewing family Nymphidae based on morphology and DNA sequences is presented including representatives of all living genera and selected fossil genera. Widely distributed Jurassic and Cretaceous genera gave rise to recent taxa now restricted to Australasia. Two previously defined clades (i.e. Nymphinae and Myiodactylinae) were recovered and reflect the diverging adult and larval morphology of members of these two subfamilies. From Chinese Cretaceous deposits, a new genus (Spilonymphes gen. nov.) is described with one new species, as well as new species described in the genera Baissoleon Makarkin and Sialium Westwood. Nymphidae are a small family of distinctive neuropterans characterized by a medially divided arolium, leading to their common name of split-footed lacewings. The family is considered one of the more plesiomorphic clades of Myrmeleontiformia, sister to a group comprising at least Myrmeleontidae (antlions) and Ascalaphidae (owlflies) (Asp€ ock et al., , 2012Asp€ ock, 2002;Engel and Grimaldi, 2008) or also including Nemopteridae (spoon-winged lacewings) (New, 1984;Oswald, 1998;. Extant Nymphidae are restricted entirely to the Australasian region, the greatest diversity being found in eastern mainland Australia with a few species found in western Australia and New Guinea (New, 1987). A single species has been described from the Philippines (i.e. Myiodactylus chrysopoides Nav as) but the type has been lost and no specimens are known to confirm this anomalous record (New, 1981). Eight extant genera containing 33 species are described with an additional 14 extinct genera containing 23 species, from both Mesozoic and Palaeogene deposits.Diagnostic features of nymphid imagos include elongated filiform antennae, ocelli absent, legs with a bifid arolium, wings with trichosors present, nygmata absent and thyridiate (incomplete) crossveins present of varying length along the subcostal space. Nymphidae are one of the few families of lacewings that lay eggs on silken stalks (New, 1982(New, , 1983a. Arguably, the most specialized arrangement of eggs on silken stalks found in Neuroptera is produced by the relatively derived genus Nymphes Leach. Eggs are laid with every second egg produced with a silken stalk, and intermediate eggs produced perpendicular to the previous one and used to connect the stalked eggs such that the egg mass is arranged in a large "U"-shaped pattern. Immature stages are distinctive and are known for the genera Osmylops Banks, Nymphes and Norfolius Nav as (New, 1982(New, , 1983a(New, , 1989aNew and Lambkin, 1989). Immatures typically have a large armoured head with six stemmata and broadly separated jaws that often articulate beyond 180° (MacLeod, 1964). The jaw has a large single tooth midway along its length, separating it from most other neuropteran larvae. Antennae are shorter than half the length of the mandible with the flagellum being distinctly *Corresponding author: E-mail address: rendong@mail.cnu.edu.cn This is an open access article under the terms of the...

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Phylogeny of split‐footed lacewings (Neuroptera, Nymphidae), with descriptions of new Cretaceous fossil species from China

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“…The presence of subanale (or cataprocessus in New 1981) in Babinskaiidae is also noteworthy. The subanale is a small singular sclerite usually present beneath anus.…”

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“…The subanale is a small singular sclerite usually present beneath anus. In Myrmeleontoidea sensu Engel et al (2018) it is previously reported only in Nymphidae (New 1981). Whether the presence of subanale is apomorphic or plesiomorphic is unknown as it is also present in Psychopsidae (New 1988; Bakkes et al 2017), a phylogenetically basal family in Myrmeleontiformia that comprises Myrmeleotoidea and Psychopsoidea (Engel et al 2018).…”

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Taxonomic notes on Babinskaiidae from the Cretaceous Burmese amber, with the description of a new species (Insecta, Neuroptera)

Wang

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Babinskaiidae is an extinct lacewing family of the superfamily Myrmeleontoidea. Hitherto, nine species of seven genera are described from the Lower and mid-Cretaceous. Here a new species of Babinskaiidae is described from Cretaceous Burmese amber, namely Parababinskaia makarkini sp. n. The new species possesses an A2 vein in the hind wing, suggesting that the loss of this vein might not be an autapomorphy of Babinskaiidae. The female of Electrobabinskaia burmana Lu, Zhang & Liu, 2017 is also described for the first time based on two specimens with their abdomens perfectly preserved, exhibiting a specialised sternum VI with paired elongate projections. A brief discussion of female genital characters is provided, which may increase our understanding of the morphology and phylogenetic position of Babinskaiidae.

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Biodiversity of the Neuropterida (Insecta: Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera)

Oswald

Machado

2018

Insect Biodiversity

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A revision of the Australian Nymphidae (Insecta: Neuroptera)

Cited by 21 publications

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Phylogeny of split‐footed lacewings (Neuroptera, Nymphidae), with descriptions of new Cretaceous fossil species from China

Phylogeny of split‐footed lacewings (Neuroptera, Nymphidae), with descriptions of new Cretaceous fossil species from China

Taxonomic notes on Babinskaiidae from the Cretaceous Burmese amber, with the description of a new species (Insecta, Neuroptera)

Biodiversity of the Neuropterida (Insecta: Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera)

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