Polystoechotes
Burmeister, 1839
giant lacewings
is a of in the , comprising at least two described . The genus name derives from Greek roots meaning 'much' and 'in rows behind another'. Species occur in North America and Chile. The genus was formerly placed in its own family Polystoechotidae, but is now classified within Ithonidae.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
North America and Chile. occurs in North America with documented range shifts over time. Polystoechotes gazullai is known from Chile.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793) (Neuroptera: Ithonidae) in North America: A Changing Distribution Over Time
- Observations on the Biology ofPolystoechotes punctatus(Fabricius) (Neuroptera: Ithonidae): Adult Trophic Status, Description of the Male Reproductive System, and Associations with Mites