Polystoechotes punctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Ithonidae
Genus: Polystoechotes
Species:
P. punctata
Binomial name
Polystoechotes punctata
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemerobius irroratus Say, 1824
  • Hemerobius nebulosus Fabricus, 1798
  • Hemerobius vittatus Say, 1824
  • Osmylus validus Walker, 1853
  • Polystoechotes nebulosa (Fabricus, 1798)
  • Polystoechotes strictica Burmeister, 1839
  • Polystoechotes vittata (Say, 1824)
  • Semblis punctata Fabricus, 1793

Polystoechotes punctata is a species of giant lacewing in the family Ithonidae.[1][2][3] Found in Central America and North America,[4] this giant lacewing was considered extirpated from eastern North America by the 1950s but was serendipitously rediscovered in Fayetteville, Arkansas,[5] where it was found clinging to a facade at a Walmart in 2012.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Polystoechotes punctata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. ↑ "Polystoechotes punctata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. ↑ "Polystoechotes punctata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  5. ↑ Skvarla, Michael J.; Fisher, J. Ray (2022). "Rediscovery of Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793) (Neuroptera: Ithonidae) in Eastern North America". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 124 (2): 332–345. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.124.2.332.
  6. ↑ Berard, Adrienne (27 February 2023). "Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart sets historic record, points to deeper ecological questions". Phys.org. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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