Micromus
Micromus | |
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Micromus tasmaniae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Hemerobiidae |
Genus: | Micromus Rambur, 1842 |
Synonyms | |
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Micromus is a
whiteflies. The species Micromus tasmaniae has been mass-bred for biological pest control in Australia.[2]
Species
There are more than 80 species in the genus, and possibly as many as 170.[3][4]
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Micromus africanus
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Micromus angulatus
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Micromus bifasciatus
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Micromus posticus
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Micromus variegatus
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Campodeiform larva of Micromus posticus
References
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- ^ The Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy doi:10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/2097002 on 2016-09-12
- ^ New, TR (2002). "Prospects for extending the use of Australian lacewings in biological control" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 48 (Supplement 2): 209–216.
- ^ "Micromus (Brown Lacewings) - Taxonomy". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Browse Micromus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-28.