Micromus bifasciatus

Micromus bifasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Family:	Hemerobiidae
Genus:	Micromus
Species:	M. bifasciatus
Binomial name
	Micromus bifasciatus; (Tillyard, 1923)
Synonyms
	Micromus bifasciatus var. manapouriensis Tillyard, 1923[1]; Micromus bifasciatus var. nigroscriptus Tillyard, 1923[1]; Micromus bifasciatus var. imperfectus Tillyard, 1923[1]; Micromus bifasciatus var. amabilis Tillyard, 1923[1]; Micromus tasmaniae var. nigroscriptus Tillyard, 1923[1]; Micromus tasmaniae var. manapouriensis Tillyard, 1923[1]

Micromus bifasciatus, is a species of Australasian brown lacewing in the family Hemerobiidae that was first described by Robert John Tillyard in 1923.[2][3]

Description and ecology

Micromus bifasciatus is a dark brown colour, with wing veins that are typically pink.[4] The species can be differentiated from Micromus tasmaniae by the two brown transverse bands found on the species' anterior wings, compared to the spotted pattern found on Micromus tasmaniae.[4]

Distribution and habitat

In New Zealand, this species has been recorded occurring from the far north of the North Island, to Invercargill and Stewart Island in the south.[4] It has mostly been recorded on native forest, such as Prumnopitys taxifolia, Dacrydium cupressinum and Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, all varieties of tree which host scale insects or mealybugs, and is typically associated with Podocarpus trees.[4]

References

Tillyard, R. J. (1923) Descriptions of new species and varieties of lacewings (Order Neuroptera Planipennia) from New Zealand, belonging to the families Berothidae and Hemerobiidae., Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Wellington [=Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand] 54:217-225.
Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
LDL Neuropterida Species of the World. Oswald J.D., 2007-09-25
Wise, K. A. J. (1993). "SPECIES OF MICROMUS (NEUROPTERA: HEMEROBIIDAE) IN NEW ZEALAND". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 30: 93–117. ISSN 0067-0464.

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[col293250-1] Tillyard, R. J. (1923) Descriptions of new species and varieties of lacewings (Order Neuroptera Planipennia) from New Zealand, belonging to the families Berothidae and Hemerobiidae., Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Wellington [=Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand] 54:217-225.

[COL-2] Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[source-3] LDL Neuropterida Species of the World. Oswald J.D., 2007-09-25

[Wise1993-4] Wise, K. A. J. (1993). "SPECIES OF MICROMUS (NEUROPTERA: HEMEROBIIDAE) IN NEW ZEALAND". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 30: 93–117. ISSN 0067-0464.