Campion is a genus of mantisflies belonging to the subfamily Mantispinae.[1]
| Campion | |
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| Campion callosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Mantispidae |
| Subfamily: | Mantispinae |
| Genus: | Campion Navás, 1914 |
The species of this genus are endemic to Australia, where they are widely distributed.[1] Like most mantispids, they are homometabolous, with eggs laid on bark or other surfaces and parasitism of spider egg sacs practiced by larvae after hatching. Known hosts of Campion larvae include lycosid spiders and tarantulas. [2]
Campion species are similar in appearance and may be difficult to distinguish.[3]
Species:[1]
- Campion australasiae (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
- Campion callosus Lambkin, 1986
- Campion chrysops (Stitz, 1913)
- Campion cruciferus (Navás, 1914)
- Campion impressus (Navás, 1914)
- Campion kroombitensis Lambkin & New, 1994
- Campion rubellus Navás, 1914
- Campion spiniferus Lambkin, 1986
- Campion tenuistriga (Gerstaecker, 1885)
- Campion vittatus (Guérin-Ménéville, 1831)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Campion Navás, 1914". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Nunn, Steven (Feb 2011). "Observations on the predatory behaviour of the mantisfly Campion tenuistrigus (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) parasitising a tarantula egg sac (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Australasian Arachnology. 81: 4. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Genus Campion". Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania. Retrieved 1 April 2024.