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NEUROPTERA, Ithonidae -- <Images>
& <Juveniles> The Australian Ithone
fusca Newm. is a predator on
various soft-bodied insects, especially scarab larvae that occur in sandy
soil (Tillyard 1922). Clausen (1940)
noted that other research has shown that the larvae are unable to feed on
other insects and most likely obtain food from plant roots. In the United States the family is rare,
being represented by one species, Oliarces
clara Banks from southern
California. The wingspread of this
species is 35-40 mm and it resembles Scialis
with bleached wings. Larvae are
scarabaeiform and phytophagous. References: Please refer to
<biology.ref.htm>, [Additional references may be found at: MELVYL
Library] |