Froggattisca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Myrmeleontidae
Tribe: Dendroleontini
Genus: Froggattisca
Esben-Petersen, 1915

Froggattisca is a genus of cave-dwelling[1] antlions, that is, the genus belongs to the family Myrmeleontidae.[2]

The genus was first described by Peter Esben-Petersen in 1915.[2][3] The genus name honours W.W. Froggatt who, in 1900 at Colo Vale, NSW, collected the female specimen described by Esben-Petersen as Froggattisca pulchella.[3]

Miller and Stange describe members of the genus as not being true cave-dwelling antlions, because not all life stages are confined to caves.[1] The genus is found only in Australia.[1] Froggattisca larvae are found on the floors of cave mouths in shallow dust or loose material.[1]

This genus consists of approximately nine species:[2][4][5]

Description

Froggattisca species have:[1]

  1. larvae whose
    1. pretarsal claws close against the ventral setae;
    2. tibial spurs are absent or very short;
  2. adults whose
    1. hindwings have one or two presectoral crossveins;
    2. hind femurs with no elongated sensing hair.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Robert B. Miller; Lionel A. Stange (2012). "The cave mouth antlions of Australia (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)". Insecta Mundi. 0250: 1–65. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5174820. ISSN 0749-6737. Wikidata Q110156772.
  2. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Froggattisca Esben-Petersen, 1915". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 Esben-Petersen, P. (1915). "Australian Neuroptera. Part ii". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 40: 56-74 [64]. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.18863. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q110158783.
  4. ↑ "ITIS: Froggattisca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Froggattisca Esben-Petersen, 1915". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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