Species Sisyra brunnea Banks, 1909
- Sisyra brunnea Banks, N. 1909. Hemerobiidae from Queensland, Australia. (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 11: 76-81 [76] [description based on material from Kuranda and Brisbane, QLD].
Type data:
Status unknown, none designated.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: aquatic, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva presumed predator on freshwater sponges.
General References
Smithers, C.N. 1973. A new species and new records of Sisyridae (Neuroptera) from Australia. Australian Entomological Magazine 1: 19-22 [19] (Sisyra rufistigma Tillyard, 1916 is usually treated as a synonym of S. brunnea, but may be distinct)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |