Nemopteridae
Family of insects From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Family of insects From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nemopteridae, the spoonwings, are a family of neuropteran insects. They are also called thread-winged antlions. They are found in the Ethiopian, Palearctic, Australasian and Neotropical realms but absent in North America (though a fossil has been found in Colorado).[1]
| Nemopteridae Temporal range: | |
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| Nemoptera sp. - Muséum of Toulouse | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Superfamily: | Myrmeleontoidea |
| Family: | Nemopteridae Burmeister 1839 |
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Their flight is delicate and they have a circling flight to avoid walls when they are trapped indoors. The long streamer is conspicuous when the insects are flying and these are the elongated and spatulate hindwings.
The larvae are predators feeding on small insects including ants. The adults feed on nectar and pollen.[2]
Male nemopterids have a bulla on the wing usually along the margin or wing base that is used to disperse pheromone.[1]
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There are two distinct subfamilies in the family Nemopteridae:
Other nemopterid genera include:
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