Open AccessA New Species of Mallada Navás (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) from Australia with a Key to Species
Author(s) -
WINTERTON S. L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1995.tb01270.x
Subject(s) - neuroptera , chrysopidae , biology , key (lock) , ecology , zoology , larva
ABSTRACT Mallada albofacialis sp.n. is described from Queensland and the Northern Territory. A revised key to Australian species of Mallada is presented. M. albofacialis appears closely related to another northern species, M. traviata (Banks). Larvae of M. albofacialis are trash carriers and are recorded feeding on Icerya spp. New distribution records are given for M. traviata .