Nusalala

Nusalala is a genus of brown lacewings. The scientific name was published in 1913 by Longinos Navás.^[1] They belong to the subfamily Microminae, as well as the genera Micromus and Megalomina.^[2]
Some species of this genus, such as Nusalala brachyptera , are "brachypter" meaning short wings,^[3] and have lost the ability to fly; they can only jump. This phenomenon has evolved in a number of genera in the family Hemerobiidae^[4]

Nusalala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Family:	Hemerobiidae
Subfamily:	Microminae
Genus:	Nusalala Navás, 1913
Type species
Nusalala erecta Navás, 1913
Distribution of Nusalala

This genus have an exclusive neotropical distribution (South America, Central America and the Caribbean).^[5] As well, the distribution is limited in the South Cone and steppes, where its humidity and temperature conditions may not be enough, and in rain forests, despite their tropical nature.^[5]

Species

• Nusalala andina Penny & Sturm, 1984
• Nusalala brachyptera Oswald, 1997
• Nusalala camposina Navás, 1929
• Nusalala championi Kimmins, 1936
• Nusalala colombiensis Banks, 1910
• Nusalala cubana Hagen, 1886
• Nusalala dispar Banks, 1910
• Nusalala erecta Navás, 1913
• Nusalala ghioi Monserrat, 2000
• Nusalala ilusionata Monserrat, 2004
• Nusalala irrebita Navás, 1929
• Nusalala marginata Navás, 1926
• Nusalala marini Monserrat, 2000
• Nusalala navasi Kimmins, 1936
• Nusalala neotropica Esben-Petersen, 1914
• Nusalala payasi Monserrat, 2000
• Nusalala tessellata Gerstaecker, 1888
• Nusalala uncata Kimmins, 1936
• Nusalala unguicaudata Monserrat, 2000