Family NEURORTHIDAE
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T.R. New La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
Introduction
This small family was formerly included in the Sisyridae, but has been regarded as distinct since an appraisal by Zwick (1967). Adults closely resemble Sisyridae except that the wings are not hairy and some forewing costal crossveins are forked. Larvae are very different from those of Sisyridae: they have shorter jaws and lack ventral abdominal gills. Only one genus, Austroneurorthus Nakahara, 1958, occurs in Australia, and closely related taxa are known from Europe and Japan (Nakahara 1958). A systematic catalogue of species was given by Monserrat (1977).
Adults are found in damp habitats, often near streams, and the distinctive larvae occur in fast-flowing streams (New 1978).
As discussed by Oswald & Penny (1991), the correct original spelling of the genus on which the family is based is `Nevrorthus' not Neurorthus. Thus, the family name should properly be `Nevrorthidae'. The corrupted `Neurorthidae' is used here simply for familiarity of usage.
General References
Monserrat, V.J. 1977. A systematic and alphabetical list of Neurorthidae and Sisyridae (Neuroptera). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie 7: 91-96
Nakahara, W. 1958. The Neurorthinae, a new subfamily of the Sisyridae (Neuroptera). Mushi 32: 19-32
New, T.R. 1978. Note on the habitat of the presumed larva of Austroneurorthus (Neuroptera, Neurorthidae). Australian Entomological Magazine 5: 9
Oswald, J.D. & Penny, N.D. 1991. Genus-group names of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of the world. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 147: 1-94
Zwick, P. 1967. Beschreibung der aquatisch Larve von Neurorthus fallax (Rambur) und Errichtung der neuen Planipennier-Familie Neurorthidae fam.nov. Gewässer und Abwässer, Dusseldorf 44/45: 65-86
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |