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| Polystoechotes punctata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Ithonidae |
| Genus: | Polystoechotes Burmeister, 1839 |
Polystoechotes is a genus of giant lacewings in the family Ithonidae. There are at least two described species in Polystoechotes, which are native to North America. The name is derived from the Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and στοιχάς (stoichas) meaning "in rows behind another".
Species
These two species belong to the genus Polystoechotes:
- Polystoechotes gazullai Navás, 1924
- Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793) b
References
- ^ "Polystoechotes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Browse Polystoechotes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Polystoechotes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- Armitage, James (February 22, 2017). A Portable Latin for Gardeners: More Than 1,500 Essential Plant Names and the Secrets They Contain. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226455365 – via Google Books.
Further reading
- Penny, Norman D.; Adans, Phillip A.; Stange, Lionel A. (1997). "Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 50: 39–114.
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