Lomamyia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Berothidae |
Subfamily: | Berothinae |
Genus: |
Lomamyia Banks, 1904 |
Lomamyia is a genus of beaded lacewings in the family Berothidae. There are about 11 described species in Lomamyia. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Larvae of Lomamyia are predatory upon termites, and they have been shown to incapacitate their prey using a chemical sprayed from their anus. [5]
These 11 species belong to the genus Lomamyia: [2] [3] [4]