Ceraeochrysa

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| name = Ceraeochrysa

| image = Ceraeochrysa lineaticornis (51093931982).jpg

| image_caption = Ceraeochrysa lineatoriconis

| taxon = Ceraeochrysa

| authority = Adams, 1982

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Ceraeochrysa is genus of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae found in the Americas.

Taxonomy

The genus Ceraeochrysa was first described by Adams in 1982 after recognizing differences in the structure of genitalia from the genus Chrysopa.

Description and Identification

Many of the species have red or brown marks on the pronotum and one or two stripes on the scape.

Distribution

This genus occurs in the Americas from the southeast of Canada to Argentina. The greatest biodiversity is found in the Neotropics, particularly Brazil and Costa Rica.

Species

The genus Ceraeochrysa is the second largest genus within Chrysopidae and contains the following 61 species:

Gallery

Ceraeochrysa cincta (6288924171).jpg|C. cincta sketch by Schneider

Ceraeochrysa lineaticornis (51093931982).jpg|C. lineaticornis in Canton, Georgia

Ceraeochrysa smithi (309896693).jpg|C. smithi in Orange county, Florida

References

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{{Cite web |title=Ceraeochrysa Adams, 1982 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2104285 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}

{{cite journal |last1=Rodolfo J. |first1=Cancino-López |last2=Contreras-Ramos |first2=Atilano |date=2019 |title=A new species of Ceraeochrysa Adams (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), with a key to the species from Mexico |journal=ZooKeys |issue=888 |pages=95–104 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.888.39064 |doi-access=free|pmid=31754321 |pmc=6861335 |bibcode=2019ZooK..888...95C }}

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Category:Chrysopidae