Polystoechotes
Polystoechotes punctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.[1][2][3] The name is derived from the Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and στοιχάς (stoichas) meaning "in rows behind another".[4]

Species

These two species belong to the genus Polystoechotes:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Polystoechotes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. 1 2 3 "Browse Polystoechotes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Polystoechotes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. 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.

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