Leucochrysini
green lacewings
Genus Guides
1- Leucochrysa(green lacewings)
Leucochrysini is a tribe of green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae: Chrysopinae) containing seven and approximately 213 described . The genus Leucochrysa contains the majority of species (196), while the remaining six genera are species-poor, each containing 1–8 species. The tribe is distributed primarily in the Neotropical region. Five genera (Berchmansus, Cacarulla, Gonzaga, Nuvol, and Santocellus) are reasonably well characterized systematically, with known and/or larval traits.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Leucochrysini: /luːkoʊˈkrɪsɪnaɪ/
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Identification
of Santocellus are distinguished by: bold markings on forewings and body; darkly colored ; longer than forewing but less than two times forewing length; forewing with first radial crossvein at or very near origin of Rs; with segment dark, bearing elongate setae terminally, raised , and distolateral tarsal claws with single spur; slender male with gonocristae on S8+9; male genitalia with broad gonarcus bearing mesal beak and lateral lobes but lacking tignum, gonapsis, parameres, quadrate hood, pseudopenis, and spinellae; female genitalia with round spermatheca and sail-like velum with shallow invagination opening directly to bursa copulatrix. Nuvol are morphologically and geographically distinct: N. umbrosus from Atlantic Forest and N. satur from Amazonian region.
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Habitat
Atlantic Forest (Nuvol umbrosus); Amazonian wet forest, igarapé (Nuvol satur); Central American forests (Santocellus legrandi: Nicaragua, Rica, Belize, Honduras, Panama); Andean regions (Santocellus helene: Bolivia, Cochabamba).
Distribution
Neotropical region. Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais (Nuvol umbrosus); Brazil: Amazonas (Novo Aripuanã), Rondônia (Nuvol satur); Central America (Nicaragua, Rica, Belize, Honduras, Panama); Bolivia (Cochabamba).
Life Cycle
stages and explicitly unknown for Nuvol. Larval traits described for Berchmansus, Gonzaga, and Santocellus.