A world review of the Neuropterida - Sternorrhyncha associations

Sunday, November 16, 2014: 1:40 PM
A105 (Oregon Convention Center)
Gary L. Miller , Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA - ARS, Belstville, MD
A synthesis of the available information regarding ecological associations between Neuropterida species and Sternorrhyncha (Hemiptera) is presented, with emphasis on species of economic importance of both, the predators (e.g., Coniopterygidae, Chrysopidae, Hemerobiidae) and the phytophagous species (e.g., aphids).