Synonyms

= Chrysopa concolor  Walker, 1853

=  Chrysopa otalatis  Banks, 1910

=  Chrysopa bequaerti  Navás, 1912

=  Chrysopa lemoulti  Lacroix, 1923

=  Chrysopa clypealis  Navás, 1929

=  Chrysopa solaria  Navás, 1930

=  Chrysopa bequaerti var. occipitalis  Navás, 1931

=  Chrysopa congrua var. rubella  Navás, 1931

=  Chrysopa acutella  Navás, 1933

Synonymies are those of Brooks (1994).

Diagnosis

     Individuals of the genus Chrysoperla are medium-sized, pale green chrysopids.  Many species have stalked setae on the pronotum, and males of all species have the ninth sternite subapically constricted, giving the apex of that segment a bulging appearance.  The genus has a worldwide distribution with 36 recognized species.  Adults feed on grass pollen, so that they are usually found in grasslands and can be extremely abundant.

     C. congrua can be recognized by the green gradate crossveins, tarsal claws basally dilated and very small, and red spot on the gena just below the eyes.  The hind wing is apically pointed.

Type Depository

of Chrysoperla congrua is BMNH, London.

of Chrysopa concolor is BMNH, London.

of Chrysopa otalatis is MCZ, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.

of Chrysopa beuaerti is MAC, Tervuren.

of Chrysopa lemoulti is MNHN, Paris.

of Chrysopa clypealis is MAC, Tervuren.

of Chrysopa solaria is ZMH, Hamburg (destroyed)

of Chrysopa bequaerti var. occipitalis is MAC, Tervuren.

of Chrysopa congrua var. rubella is MAC, Tervuren.

of Chrysopa acutella is MNHN, Paris.

Type Locality

of C. congrua is WEST AFRICA: 1 (abdomen missing)

of C. concolor is ZAIRE: 1 (abdomen missing).

of C. otalatis is AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Brisbane, June 1904, 1 female.

of C. bequaerti is ZAIRE: Kongolo, 9 February 1911, 1 male.

of C. lemoulti is NEW CALEDONIA: 1 male.

of C. clypealis is ZAIRE: Haut-Uele, Yebo Moto, Abmiva, 1925, Burgeon, 1 female.

of C. solaria is EAST AFRICA: Marangu, 1 specimen - destroyed.

of C. bequaerti var. occipitalis is ZAIRE: 1 female.

of C. congrua var. rubella is ZAIRE: 1 female.

of C. acutella is MADAGASCAR: Majunga [Mahajanga], 1 male.

Geographical Distribution

Throughout Australasia from the Pacific Islands to Sri Lanka (absent from India), throughout the Afrotropics and recorded from Oman on the Arabian Penisula (Hölzel & Ohm, 1992; Brooks, 1994). There are a few scattered records from throughout Madagascar.

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Temporal Distribution

January and March.

Elevation

156 - 500 m.

Remarks

This species is surprisingly difficult to find in Madagascar considering how widely distributed and common it is in other places.

There are good illustrations of the male genitalia in Tjeder (1966) and Brooks (1994).

References

Banks, N. 1910. Some Neuroptera from Australia. Psyche 17:99-105. No figures. Separate: 17:[99]-105.

Brooks, S. J. 1994. A taxonomic review of the common green lacewing genus Chrysoperla (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Entomology 63:137-210. 284 figures [#1-150, 152-285].

Hölzel, H. and Ohm, P. 1992. Zoogeographical features of Madagascan Chrysopidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). Pp. 167-181 in Canard, M.; Aspöck, H.; Mansell, M. W. (eds.). Current Research in Neuropterology. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Neuropterology (24-27 June 1991, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Haute-Garonne, France). Privately printed, Toulouse, France. 414 pp. 8 figures. 1 table.

Lacroix, J. L. 1923. Chrysopides nouveaux [Planipennia]. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1923:119-122. 2 figures.

Navás, L. 1912. Notes sur quelques Névroptères d'Afrique. II. Revue de Zoologie Africaines 1:401-410. 4 text figures [#1-4] and 1 plate with 3 figures [#1-3]. Separate: 1:[401]-410, +1 plate.

Navás, L. 1929. Insectes du Congo Belge (Série III). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 18:92-112. 14 figures [#9-22].

Navás, L. 1930. Insecta nova. Series XV. Memorie dell'Accademia Pontifica dei Nuovi Lincei, Rome (2)14:409-418. 2 figures [#54-55].

Navás, L. 1931. Insectes du Congo Belge (Série VI). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 21:123-144. 16 figures.

Navás, L. 1933. NeurÓpteros exÓticos [1.a serie]. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes de Barcelona (3)23:203-216. 14 figures [#1-14]. Separate: (3)23(9):[1]-16.

Tjeder, B. 1966. Neuroptera-Planipennia. The Lace-wings of Southern Africa. 5. Family Chrysopidae. Pp. 228-534 in South African Animal Life, B. Hanström, P. Brinck and G. Rudebec, eds. Vol. 12. Swedish Natural Science Research Council, Stockholm. 1097 figures [#784-1880].

Walker, F. 1853. List of the specimens of neuropterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II.--(Sialides--Nemopterides). British Museum, London. [iii] + 193-476. No figures.