Froggattisca | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
Tribe: | Dendroleontini |
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 species have: [1]
Froggattisca | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
Tribe: | Dendroleontini |
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 species have: [1]