Nothochrysinae (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae): New Larval Description and Generic Synonymy, with a Consideration of Generic Relationships

Table 1

Summary of adult characters currently used for classifying Nothochrysinae. All known species are included.

Species name	Character
	T9 + ect*		Microtholi**	Spiracle***
	Male	Female
Nothochrysa grouping
Asthenochrysa
viridula (Adams)	+ [3]	− [3, 18]	− [3]	− [3]
Dictyochrysa
fulva Esben-Petersen^†	+ [2, 19]	+ [19]	?	− [19]
latifascia Kimmins	+ [20]	?	?	+ [19]
peterseni Kimmins	+ [19]	+ [2]	?	+/− [19]
Hypochrysa
africana Kimmins^†	?	− [2, 21, 22]	?	+ [2, 21]
elegans (Burmeister)^†	+ [2, 23]	+/− [2, 23]	+ [2, 23]	+ [2, 23]
impar (Tjeder)	− [2, 21]	− [21]	− [2]	+ [21]
raphidiodes (Tjeder)	?	− [21]	?	+ [21]
Nothochrysa
californica Banks^†	+ [1]	? [3]	+ [1]	?
capitata (Fabricius)^†	?	+ [2]	+ [2]	?
fulviceps (Stephens)^†	+ [2, 23]	− [23]	+ [2, 23]	+ [23]
indigena Needham	+ [24]	?	?	?
sinica C.–k. Yang	?	− [25]	?	+ [25]
turcica Kovanci and Canbulat	+ [26]	− [26]	?	+ [26]
Triplochrysa
pallida Kimmins	+ [2]	− [19]	− [2]	+ [2]
kimminsi New	+ [19]	− (prob.) [19]	?	+ [19]
Pamochrysa grouping
Leptochrysa
prisca Adams and Penny	?	− [18]	?	− [3]
Pamochrysa
stellata Tjeder	− [21]	− [2, 21]	− [2]	− [21]
Pimachrysa
albocostalis Adams	− [1]	?	+ (prob.) [1]	?
fusca Adams	− [1, 2]	− [1, 2]	+ [1, 2]	− [1, 2]
grata Adams	?	− (prob.) [1]	?	?
intermedia Adams	?	− (prob.) [1]	?	?
nigra Adams	+/− [1]	− (prob.) [1]	+ [1, 2]	?

Characters: *tergite 9 and ectoproct: fused (+), unfused (−), partially fused (+/−); **microtholi on male sternites: present (+), absent (−); ***location of spiracular opening on female eighth abdominal segment: on membranous pleuron below T8 (+), on T8 (−), spanning both T8 and the membrane below (+/−); male or female unknown or character state not reported (?). ^†Species with larvae described. Numbers in square brackets: references.