• Source: Nemopteridae

Nemopteridae, the spoonwings, are a family of neuropteran insects. They are also called thread-winged antlions. They are found in the Ethiopian, Palearctic, Australasian and Neotropical realms but absent in North America (though a fossil has been found in Colorado).
Their flight is delicate and they have a circling flight to avoid walls when they are trapped indoors. The long streamer is conspicuous when the insects are flying and these are the elongated and spatulate hindwings.
The larvae are predators feeding on small insects including ants. The adults feed on nectar and pollen.
Male nemopterids have a bulla on the wing usually along the margin or wing base that is used to disperse pheromone.




Taxonomy



There are two distinct subfamilies in the family Nemopteridae:

Subfamily Crocinae, mostly nocturnal and crepuscular species with often a narrow habitat preference. They are found in arid desert zones and have a wide distribution along the southern fringes of the west Palearctic and Western Asia, as well as in dry Neotropical, Afrotropical, and Australian areas.
Afghanocroce
Amerocroce
Anacroce
Apocroce
Austrocroce
Carnarviana
Concroce
†Cretocroce Lu et al. 2019 – Cenomanian Burmese amber, Myanmar
Croce
Dielocroce
Josandreva
Laurhervasia
Moranida
Necrophylus
Pterocroce
Pastranaia
Thysanocroce
Tjederia
Veurise
Subfamily Nemopterinae – diurnal, with a greater diversity. Genera include:
Barbibucca
Lertha
Nemoptera
Nemopterella
Other nemopterid genera include:

Brevistoma
Chasmoptera
†Cratonemopteryx Martins-Neto 1992 – Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
Derhynchia
Halter
Halterina
Knersvlaktia
†Krika Martins-Neto 1992 – Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
Lertha
Nemeura
Nemia
Nemopistha
Nemopterella
Palmipenna
Parasicyoptera
Pterocroce
†Roesleriana Martins-Neto 1997 – Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
Savigniella
Semirhynchia
Sicyoptera
Stenorrhachus




References






External links


Media related to Nemopteridae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Nemopteridae at Wikispecies
Taxonomy – Nemopteridae
Larval Stages of European Nemopterinae, with Systematic Considerations on the Family Nemopteridae (Insecta, Neuroptera). Also available on Researchgate

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Lalat sendok
• Nemopteridae
• Halter (disambiguation)
• Neuroptera
• Nemoptera sinuata
• Mantispidae
• Hemerobiiformia
• Nymphidae
• Antlion
• Chrysopidae
• Nemoptera bipennis