Chrysemosa is a genus of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae.[1][2] They are distinguished from related genera based on male genital structures.[1] The small and distinctive C. jeanneli is a commonly encountered species in orchards, fields and gardens of southern Africa.[1][2]
| Chrysemosa | |
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| Chrysemosa jeanneli | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Chrysopidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysopinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysopini |
| Genus: | Chrysemosa Brooks & Barnard, 1990 |
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Species
edit- Chrysemosa andresi (Navas, 1915)
- Chrysemosa commixta (Tjeder, 1966)
- Chrysemosa jeanneli (Navás, 1914)
- Chrysemosa laristana (Hölzel, [1982])
- Chrysemosa mosconica (Navás, [1931])
- Chrysemosa parva (Tjeder, 1966)
- Chrysemosa piresi (Hölzel & Ohm, 1982)
- Chrysemosa senegalensis Hölzel et al., 1994
- Chrysemosa sodomensis (Hölzel, [1982])
- Chrysemosa stigmata (Navás, 1936)
- Chrysemosa umbralis (Navas, 1933)
References
edit- ^ a b c Scholtz, Clarke H.; et al. (1985). Insects of Southern Africa. Durban: Butterworths. p. 185. ISBN 0409-10487-6.
- ^ a b Picker, Mike; et al. (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.
- Mansell, M.W. Green Lacewings of South Africa: Chrysemosa, checklist
External links
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Data related to Chrysemosa at Wikispecies- "Chrysemosa" at the Encyclopedia of Life
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