Zeugomantispa Explained

Zeugomantispa is a genus of mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are at least three described species in Zeugomantispa found in the Americas.

Species

GBIF includes the following in genus Zeugomantispa:

1. Zeugomantispa compellens (Walker, 1860)
2. Zeugomantispa minuta (Fabricius, 1775) (green mantisfly)
3. Zeugomantispa virescens (Rambur, 1842)

Further reading

• Taxonomy of the Brazilian species previously placed in Mantispa Illiger, 1798 (Neuroptera: Mantispidae), with the description of three new species. 2010. Machado . Pires. José . Renato. Rafael . José Albertino. Zootaxa. 2454. 1. 1–61. 10.11646/zootaxa.2454.1.1.
• Systematics of the Mantispinae (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) of North, Central and South America. 1992. Hoffman . Kevin M.. Clemson University. Ph.D..
• Annotated catalog of the Mantispidae of the World (Neuroptera). 2004. Ohl . Michael. Contributions on Entomology, International. 5. 131–262. 1084-0745.
• 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.
• Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico. 1997. Penny . Norman D.. Adans . Phillip A.. Stange . Lionel A.. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 50. 39–114.