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Genus of insects

Froggattisca
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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 antlions, that is, the genus belongs to the family Myrmeleontidae.

The genus was first described by Peter Esben-Petersen in 1915. 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.

Miller and Stange describe members of the genus as not being true cave-dwelling antlions, because not all life stages are confined to caves. The genus is found only in Australia. Froggattisca larvae are found on the floors of cave mouths in shallow dust or loose material.

This genus consists of approximately nine species:

Description

Froggattisca species have:

  1. larvae whose
    1. pretarsal claws close against the ventral setae;
    2. tibial spurs are absent or very short;
  2. adults whose
    1. hindwings have one or two presectoral crossveins;
    2. hind femurs with no elongated sensing hair.

References

  1. ^ Robert B. Miller; Lionel A. Stange (2012). "The cave mouth antlions of Australia (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)". Insecta Mundi. 0250: 1–65. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5174820. ISSN 0749-6737. Wikidata Q110156772.
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Froggattisca Esben-Petersen, 1915". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ Esben-Petersen, P. (1915). "Australian Neuroptera. Part ii". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 40: 56-74 . doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.18863. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q110158783.
  4. "ITIS: Froggattisca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. "Froggattisca Esben-Petersen, 1915". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

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