First Report ofChrysopodes(Chrysopodes)Lineafrons(Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) in Tucumán Province, Northwestern Argentina

Abstract

With the purpose of promoting nomenclatural stability, this paper addresses a number of errors, omissions, and controversial conclusions in a recent revision of the green lacewing genus Ceraeochrysa by Freitas et al. (2009 (Banks) and Cer. intacta (Navás) (as Cer. chiricahuae Freitas and Penny) in the genus Ceraeochrysa; female and larval features of the two species differ markedly from those used to characterize Ceraeochrysa species. As an alternative that recognizes the uncertainty surrounding the generic placement of these species and that avoids additional, unnecessary name changes, we propose including the caveat "genus incertae sedis" with the names, as follows: Ceraeochrysa placita (Banks), genus incertae sedis, and Ceraeochrysa intacta (Navás), genus incertae sedis.

New records of predation on eggs of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) by Chrysopodes (Chrysopodes) lineafrons (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) in Northwestern Argentina

“…This study represents the first record of C. (C.) lineafrons predation capacity over B. tabaci eggs in Argentina, considering this specie as a potential biological control agent. It is worth remarking that this lacewing specie was recently cited for Tucumán province, in northwestern Argentina (Ortega et al, 2014).…”

“…Among the natural enemies of this species, the genus Chrysopodes Navás (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) has been mentioned, with a cosmopolitan distribution and with about 40 species distributed in two subgenera: Chrysopodes s. str. and Neosuarius Adams & Penny (Adams & Penny, 1987 Olazo et al, 1999;Monserrat & Freitas, 2005;Gonzalez Olazo & Reguilón, 2008;Ortega et al, 2014).…”

New records of predation on eggs of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) by Chrysopodes (Chrysopodes) Lineafrons (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) in northwestern Argentina

“…It should be noted that this lacewing specie was recently cited in the province of Tucumán, northwestern Argentina (Ortega et al, 2014).…”

“…and Neosuarius Adams and Penny (Adams and Penny, 1987). In Argentina, the species Chrysopodes (Chrysopodes) lineafrons Adams and Penny, Chrysopodes (Chrysopodes) polygonicus Adams and Penny, Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) divisus Walker and Chrysopodes (Neosuarius) porterinus Navás have been reported (Adams and Penny, 1987;González-Olazo et al, 1999;Monserrat and Freitas, 2005;González-Olazo and Reguilón, 2008;Ortega et al, 2014).…”