Climaciella Explained

Climaciella is a genus of wasp mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are about 10 described species in Climaciella, found in North, Central, and South America. Climaciella brunnea, a wasp mimic, is a common species found in Central and North America.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Climaciella:

• Climaciella amapaensis Penny, 1983
• Climaciella brunnea (Say in Keating, 1824) (wasp mantidfly)
• Climaciella cubana Enderlein, 1910
• Climaciella duckei Navás, 1915
• Climaciella obtusa Hoffman, 2002
• Climaciella personata (Stitz, 1913)
• Climaciella porosa Hoffman, 2002
• Climaciella rafaeli Calle Tobón et al., 2018
• Climaciella semihyalina (Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1825)
• † Climaciella henrotayi Nel, 1989

Further reading

• Systematics of the Mantispinae (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) of North, Central and South America. 1992. Hoffman . Kevin M.. Clemson University. Ph.D..
• Mantispidae (Neuroptera) of Mexico: Distribution and Key to Genera. 2008. Reynoso-Velasco . Daniel. Contreras-Ramos . Atilano. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 101. 4. 703–712. 10.1093/aesa/101.4.703. free.