Climaciella is a genus of wasp mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are about 10 described species in Climaciella, found in North, Central, and South America. Climaciella brunnea, a wasp mimic, is a common species found in Central and North America.[1][2]
| Climaciella | |
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| Climaciella brunnea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Mantispidae |
| Subfamily: | Mantispinae |
| Genus: | Climaciella Enderlein, 1910 |
Species edit
These 10 species belong to the genus Climaciella:
- Climaciella amapaensis Penny, 1983
- Climaciella brunnea (Say in Keating, 1824) (wasp mantidfly)
- Climaciella cubana Enderlein, 1910
- Climaciella duckei Navás, 1915
- Climaciella obtusa Hoffman, 2002
- Climaciella personata (Stitz, 1913)
- Climaciella porosa Hoffman, 2002
- Climaciella rafaeli Calle Tobón et al., 2018
- Climaciella semihyalina (Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1825)
- † Climaciella henrotayi Nel, 1989
References edit
- ^ "Climaciella". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Climaciella genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
Further reading edit
- Hoffman, Kevin M. (1992). Systematics of the Mantispinae (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) of North, Central and South America (Ph.D.). Clemson University.
- Reynoso-Velasco, Daniel; Contreras-Ramos, Atilano (2008). "Mantispidae (Neuroptera) of Mexico: Distribution and Key to Genera". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 101 (4): 703–712. doi:10.1093/aesa/101.4.703.
External links edit
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