The Brown Lacewings (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Mervyn W. Mansell

Biosystematics Division, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, P. Bag X134, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa

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Family: HEMEROBIIDAE Stephens 1829 (brown lacewings)

1. Genus: MICROMUS Rambur 1842
   1. M. africanus Weele

      Micromus africanus Weele 1910: 17

      = Micromus ludicrus Navás 1933: 213
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, to Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia;
      August, October, November, February and June

   2. M. oblongus Kimmins

      Micromus oblongus Kimmins 1935: 563

      = Nenus parallelus Navás 1936: 119
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal, to Tanzania and Kenya;
      November, December, March and April

   3. M. sjoestedti Weele

      Micromus sjoestedti Weele 1910: 18

      = Micromus capensis Esben-Petersen 1920: 508

      = Micromus braunsi Navás
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Northern Cape, to Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Uganda;
      September to May

   4. M. timidus Hagen

      Micromus timidus Hagen 1853: 481

      = Micromus navigatorum Brauer 1867: 508

      = Micromus vinaceus Gerstaecker 1885: 111

      = Micromus pusillus Gerstaecker 1894: 171

      = Micromus sauteri Esben-Petersen 1912: 198

      = Micromus weryae Lestage 1923: 198

      = Archaeomicromus modestus Navás 1936: 350

      = Eumicromus diminutus Nakahara 1956: 188
      Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal;
      August to October, and April

   
   
2. Genus: PSECTRA Hagen 1866
   = ANNANDALIA Needham
   = EUCAROBIUS Esben-Petersen
   = NYRMA Navás
   1. P. capensis (Kimmins)

      Annandalia capensis Kimmins 1935: 565
      Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal;
      November, December and April

   2. P. mozambica Tjeder

      Psectra mozambica Tjeder 1961: 334
      Mozambique;
      October

   
   
3. Genus: SYMPHEROBIUS Banks 1904
   1. S. brincki Tjeder

      Sympherobius brincki Tjeder 1961: 343
      Western Cape and Mpumalanga, to Zimbabwe;
      December to March

   2. S. impar Tjeder

      Sympherobius impar Tjeder 1961: 347
      Zimbabwe and Zambia;
      May

   3. S. nigricornis Tjeder

      Sympherobius nigricornis Tjeder 1961: 348
      KwaZulu-Natal, to Zimbabwe;
      October, December and April

   4. S. smithersi Nakahara

      Sympherobius smithersi Nakahara 1960: 20
      Zimbabwe;
      January

   
   
4. Genus: DYSHEMEROBIUS Tjeder 1961
   1. D. productus Tjeder

      Dyshemerobius productus Tjeder 1961: 354
      Zimbabwe;
      December

   
   
5. Genus: NOTIOBIELLA Banks 1909
   = VAJA Navás
   = BUXTONIA Esben-Petersen
   = GANCHETUS Navás
   1. N. punctata Tjeder

      Notiobiella punctata Tjeder 1961: 364
      KwaZulu-Natal;
      January

   2. N. turneri Kimmins

      Notiobiella turneri Kimmins 1933: 130
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga;
      January, May and June

   
   
6. Genus: BORIOMYIA Banks 1905
   = WESMAELIUS Krüger
   = KIMMINSIA Killington
   1. B. barnardi Tjeder

      Boriomyia barnardi Tjeder 1955: 381
      Western Cape;
      December and February

   2. B. fumosa Tjeder

      Boriomyia fumosa Tjeder 1955: 383
      Eastern Cape;
      ?

   3. B. nubila Kimmins

      Boriomyia nubila Kimmins 1929: 127
      Eastern Cape, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, to Angola;
      July to September, November and March

   
   
7. Genus: HEMEROBIUS Linnaeus 1758
   = MUCOPALPUS Rambur
   = STENOLOMUS Navás
   = HEMERODROMIA Navás
   = SCHNEIDEROBIUS Krüger
   = HAGENOBIUS Krüger
   = REUTEROBIUS Krüger
   = BRAUEROBIUS Krüger
   1. H. abditus Tjeder

      Hemerobius abditus Tjeder 1961: 396
      Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal;
      October, March, May and June

   2. H. aper Tjeder

      Hemerobius aper Tjeder 1961: 381
      KwaZulu-Natal;
      February, March and May

   3. H. nairobicus Navás

      Hemerobius nairobicus Navás 1910: 78
      Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, to Zimbabwe, Uganda and Kenya;
      September to February

   4. H. natalensis Tjeder

      Hemerobius natalensis Tjeder 1961: 384
      KwaZulu-Natal;
      April

   5. H. reconditus Navás

      Hemerobius reconditus Navás 1914: 29

      = Hemerobius errans Navás 1914: 31

      = Hemerobius ellenbergeri Navás 1933: 212
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, and Gauteng, to Zimbabwe, Uganda and Kenya;
      November to January, March, April, June and July

   6. H. rudebecki Tjeder

      Hemerobius rudebecki Tjeder 1961: 393
      Western Cape;
      November and January