Family Mantid Lacewings (Mantispidae)
Mantispidae is a family in the order Neuroptera. Browse 9 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Mantispidae (9)
Say's Mantidfly
Dicromantispa sayi
Identification: Lacks darkened cross-veins near the pterostigma. Has dark brownish-to-black as well as lighter yellowish color forms . has several largely allopatric color forms ( here ) formerly treated as species ( Hoffman 1989 ); the dark forms fr
Nolima pinal
Nolima pinal
Identification: Wing venation Rehn described 3 species in our area: Nolima dine, N. kantsi, and N. pinal . All three were synonymized under N. pinal in
Zeugomantispa minuta
Zeugomantispa minuta
Identification: Green color distinctive among our mantispid fauna (although preserved specimens frequently appear pale yellow). Note: other green members of this genus occur in the Neotropics. Wing venation
Brown Mantidfly
Climaciella brunnea
Four-spotted Mantidfly
Dicromantispa interrupta
Entanoneura batesella
Entanoneura batesella
Leptomantispa pulchella
Leptomantispa pulchella
Xeromantispa scabrosa
Xeromantispa scabrosa
Zeugomantispa virescens
Zeugomantispa virescens