Hemerobiiformia
Lacewings and Allies
Family Guides
9- Berothidae(Beaded Lacewings)
- Chrysopidae(Green lacewings)
- Coniopterygidae(Dustywings)
- Dilaridae(Pleasing Lacewings)
- Hemerobiidae(Brown Lacewings)
- Ithonidae(moth lacewings)
- Mantispidae(mantidflies)
- Nemopteridae(Spoonwings)
- Sisyridae(spongillaflies)
is a suborder of Neuroptera comprising lacewings, mantidflies, and related . Traditional classifications grouped these insects separately from antlions and owlflies (Myrmeleontiformia), but 2014 phylogenetic studies using mitochondrial revealed Hemerobiiformia to be , with some lineages more closely related to Myrmeleontiformia than to other Hemerobiiformia. The Osmyloidea, previously placed here, appears to represent a basal lineage outside both groups. The suborder includes families such as Hemerobiidae (brown lacewings), Chrysopidae (green lacewings), and Mantispidae (mantidflies).
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How to pronounce Hemerobiiformia: /hɛˌmɛroʊˌbaɪəˈfɔrmiə/
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Similar Taxa
- MyrmeleontiformiaTraditionally contrasted with ; includes antlions, owlflies, and related . Phylogenetic studies now indicate these groups are intermixed, with Hemerobiiformia being with respect to Myrmeleontiformia.
- OsmyloideaPreviously classified within but now recognized as a more ancient lineage basal to both Hemerobiiformia and Myrmeleontiformia, not properly belonging to either suborder.
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Taxonomic instability
The classification of remains in flux following 2014 phylogenetic work. The traditional grouping does not represent a monophyletic clade, and future taxonomic revisions may substantially reorganize these .