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Chrysopidae
| Description | Green lacewings are insects in the large family Chrysopidae of the order Neuroptera. There are about 85 genera and (differing between sources) 1,300–2,000 species in this widespread group. Members of the genera Chrysopa and Chrysoperla are very common in North America and Europe; they are very similar and many of their species have been moved from one genus to the other time and again, and in the nonscientific literature assignment to Chrysopa and Chrysoperla can rarely be relied upon. Since they are the most familiar neuropterans to many people, they are often simply called "lacewings". Since most of the diversity of Neuroptera are properly referred to as some sort of "lacewing", common lacewings is preferable. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Chrysopidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | green lacewing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Chrysopidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 10 (10%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Common Lacewings, Green Lacewings, Green Lacewing, Stinkflies, Gaasvliegen, Guldögonsländor, Stinksländor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Chrysopinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Limaiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 38 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Nothochrysinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 31 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Abachrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aberrantochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Adamsochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Ankylopteryx genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anomalochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apertochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Araripechrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Archaeochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Asiachrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Asthenochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atlantochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Austrochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Baisochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Belonopteryx genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berchmansus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Borniochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brinckochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cacarulla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Caririchrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Ceraeochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceratochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chrysacanthia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chrysaloysia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chrysemosa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chrysocerca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chrysopa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Chrysoperla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chrysopidia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chrysopodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cimbrochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Crassochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cretachrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cunctochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Danochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Dictyochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Domenechus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drakochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Dysochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dyspetochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Eremochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Evanochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Furcochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Glenochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gonzaga genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Himalochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypochrysa genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Italochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Joguina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kimochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kostka genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kymachrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lembochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leucochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Limaia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Lithochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Loyola genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mallada genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Meleoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesypochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Nacarina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nesochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nineta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nipponochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nobilinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nodochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothancyla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nothochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Nuvol genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Okanaganochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Oyochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palaeochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Paleochrysopa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Pamochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parabaisochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Parachrysopiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paralembochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Parankylopteryx genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peyerimhoffina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pimachrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plesiochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pronothochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Protochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Pseudochrysopa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Pseudomallada genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Retipenna genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rexa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Santocellus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Semachrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Signochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stephenbrooksia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Stigmachrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Suarius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Titanochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tribochrysa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Triplochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tumeochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turnerochrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ungla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vieira genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Yumachrysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1851 | Chrysopidae Schneider |
| 1936 | Chrysopidae Statz p. 215 |
| 1992 | Chrysopidae Carpenter |
| 1997 | Chrysopidae Martins-Neto p. 75 |
| 2002 | Chrysopidae Martins-Neto p. 37 |
| 2008 | Chrysopidae Engel and Grimaldi |
| 2013 | Chrysopidae Makarkin et al. p. 2 |
| 2018 | Chrysopidae Engel et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
