Froggattisca
| Froggattisca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
| Genus: | Froggattisca Esben-Petersen, 1915 |
Froggattisca is a genus of cave-dwelling[1] antlions, that is, the genus belongs to the family Myrmeleontidae.[2]
The genus was first described by Peter Esben-Petersen in 1915.[2][3] The genus name honours W.W. Froggatt who, in 1900 at Colo Vale, NSW, collected the female specimen described by Esben-Petersen as Froggattisca pulchella.[3]
Miller and Stange describe members of the genus as not being true cave-dwelling antlions, because not all life stages are confined to caves.[1] The genus is found only in Australia.[1] Froggattisca larvae are found on the floors of cave mouths in shallow dust or loose material.[1]
This genus consists of approximately nine species:[2][4][5]
- Froggattisca anicis New, 1985
- Froggattisca gemma New, 1985
- Froggattisca kakadu Miller and Stange, 2012
- Froggattisca pulchella Esben-Petersen, 1915
- Froggattisca radiostriata New, 1985
- Froggattisca rennerensis Miller and Stange, 2012
- Froggattisca rieki New, 1985
- Froggattisca testacea (Esben-Petersen, 1923)
- Froggattisca tipularia (Gerstaecker, 1885)
Description
Froggattisca species have:[1]
- larvae whose
- pretarsal claws close against the ventral setae;
- tibial spurs are absent or very short;
- adults whose
- hindwings have one or two presectoral crossveins;
- hind femurs with no elongated sensing hair.
References
- ^ a b c d e No label or title -- debug: Q110156772, Wikidata Q110156772
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Froggattisca Esben-Petersen, 1915". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b No label or title -- debug: Q110158783, pp. 56-74 [64], Wikidata Q110158783
- ^ "ITIS: Froggattisca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Froggattisca Esben-Petersen, 1915". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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External links
- Froggattisca: images & occurrence data from GBIFError: "Q10499334" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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