Species Megacmonotus magnus (McLachlan, 1871)
- Suhpalacsa magna McLachlan, R. 1871. An attempt towards a systematic classification of the family Ascalaphidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 11: 219-276 [256].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Champion Bay, WA.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, W plateau
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, S Gulfs, W plateau
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: crepuscular, predator, volant.
Larva: predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Eggs are laid in large groups on twigs or grasses.
General References
Mathews, W.H. 1947. Some notes on the lacewing (Acmonotus magnus). Western Australian Naturalist 1: 19-20
New, T.R. 1984. Revision of the Australian Ascalaphidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 100: 1-86 [13] (nov. comb. as Megacmonotus magnus (McLachlan, 1871))
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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25-Aug-2021 | ASCALAPHIDAE | 25-Aug-2021 | MOVED | |
25-Aug-2021 | 25-Aug-2021 | MOVED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |