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silky lacewing

noun

Definitions

  1. Any insect of the family Psychopsidae.

    • The beautiful silky lacewings (Psychopsidae) have their headquarters in Australia, where some 12 species have been described.
    • Psychopsidae, the silky lacewings, is clearly the most plesiomorphic family of the superfamily, with 26 species conforming to an early Gondwanan distribution in South Africa, Australia, and parts of Asia.
    • The suborder consists of five extant families; the Psychopsidae (silky lacewings), Nemopteridae (spoon- or thread- winged lacewings), Nymphidae (split-footed lacewings), Myrmeleontidae (antlions), and Ascalaphidae (owlflies).

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