Osmylus
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Drawing of an imago of Osmylus fulvicephalus |
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Osmylus is a genus of the reticulated winged wing (Neuroptera). The area extends from Europe to East Asia.
features
The membrane of the wings is more or less spotted in all osmylus species. The individual species can be distinguished from one another on the basis of eidonomic characteristics.
Systematics
The genus includes about 20 species. The following three types occur in Europe:
The genus Osmylus was first described by Latreille in 1802 in Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, des Crustacés et des Insectes .
supporting documents
- Herbert Hölzel, Werner Weißmair, Wolfgang Speidel: Insecta: Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Lepidoptera. Freshwater fauna of Central Europe 15, 16, 17. Spectrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-8274-1061-4 .
Web links
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