Revision of the genus Gryposmylus Krüger, 1913 (Neuroptera, Osmylidae) with a remarkable example of convergence in wing disruptive patterning.
The charismatic lance lacewing genus Gryposmylus Krüger, 1913 (Osmylidae: Protosmylinae) from South East Asia is revised with a new species (Gryposmylus pennyi sp. n.) described from Malaysia. The genus is diagnosed and both species in the genus redescribed and figured. An extraordinary example of morphological convergence is presented, with disruptive camouflaging wing markings in Gryposmylus pennyi sp. n. being remarkably similar to the South American green lacewing Vieira leschenaulti Navás (Chrysopidae).
California State Collection of Arthropods, California Department of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento, California, USA.
Shaun L
SL
Winterton
College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.
Yongjie
Y
Wang
Osmylidae; camouflage; convergence; lacewing
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