Ceraeochrysa is genus of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Chrysopidae |
| Tribe: | Chrysopini |
| Genus: | Ceraeochrysa Adams, 1982 |
Taxonomy edit
The genus Ceraeochrysa was first described by Adams in 1982 after recognizing differences in the structure of genitalia from the genus Chrysopa.[1]
Description and Identification edit
Many of the species have red or brown marks on the pronotum and one or two stripes on the scape.[1]
Distribution edit
This genus occurs in the Americas from the southeast of Canada to Argentina. The greatest biodiversity is found in the Neotropics, particularly Brazil and Costa Rica.[1]
Species edit
The genus Ceraeochrysa is the second largest genus within Chrysopidae and contains the following 61 species:[1][2]
- Ceraeochrysa acmon
- Ceraeochrysa acutipuppis
- Ceraeochrysa adornata
- Ceraeochrysa anceps
- Ceraeochrysa angulata
- Ceraeochrysa angusta
- Ceraeochrysa ariasi
- Ceraeochrysa arioles
- Ceraeochrysa aroguesina
- Ceraeochrysa berlandi
- Ceraeochrysa caligata
- Ceraeochrysa castilloi
- Ceraeochrysa caucana
- Ceraeochrysa cincta
- Ceraeochrysa claveri
- Ceraeochrysa cornuta
- Ceraeochrysa costaricensis
- Ceraeochrysa cubana
- Ceraeochrysa derospogon
- Ceraeochrysa digitata
- Ceraeochrysa discolor
- Ceraeochrysa dislepis
- Ceraeochrysa dolichosvela
- Ceraeochrysa effusa
- Ceraeochrysa elegans
- Ceraeochrysa everes
- Ceraeochrysa fairchildi
- Ceraeochrysa falcifera
- Ceraeochrysa fiebrigi
- Ceraeochrysa gradata
- Ceraeochrysa inbio
- Ceraeochrysa indicata
- Ceraeochrysa infausta
- Ceraeochrysa josephina
- Ceraeochrysa lateralis
- Ceraeochrysa laufferi
- Ceraeochrysa lineaticornis
- Ceraeochrysa melaenopareia
- Ceraeochrysa michaelmuris
- Ceraeochrysa montoyana
- Ceraeochrysa nigripedis
- Ceraeochrysa nigripes
- Ceraeochrysa paraguaria
- Ceraeochrysa pittieri
- Ceraeochrysa pseudovaricosa
- Ceraeochrysa rafaeli
- Ceraeochrysa reddyi
- Ceraeochrysa reducta
- Ceraeochrysa rochina
- Ceraeochrysa sanchezi
- Ceraeochrysa scapularis
- Ceraeochrysa silvanoi
- Ceraeochrysa smithi
- Ceraeochrysa squalidens
- Ceraeochrysa squama
- Ceraeochrysa tacanensis
- Ceraeochrysa tauberae
- Ceraeochrysa tenuicornis
- Ceraeochrysa torresi
- Ceraeochrysa tucumana
- Ceraeochrysa valida
Gallery edit
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C. cincta sketch by Schneider -
C. lineaticornis in Canton, Georgia -
C. smithi in Orange county, Florida
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References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Ceraeochrysa.
- ^ a b c d Rodolfo J., Cancino-López; Contreras-Ramos, Atilano (2019). "A new species of Ceraeochrysa Adams (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), with a key to the species from Mexico". ZooKeys. 888: 95–104. doi:10.3897/zookeys.888.39064. PMC 6861335.
- ^ "Ceraeochrysa Adams, 1982". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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