Mantidflies of Colombia (Neuroptera, Mantispidae)
Author
Ardila-Camacho, Adrian
Author
García, Alexander
text
Zootaxa
2015
3937
3
401
455
journal article
41721
10.11646/zootaxa.3937.3.1
c3097c7a-760d-4669-b37d-380c5c3a1872
1175-5326
236815
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Climaciella
Enderlein, 1910
Climaciella
includes nine species distributed from southeastern
Canada
to northern
Argentina
, encompassing Caribbean Islands, Hispaniola and
Puerto Rico
(
Hoffman 2002
). In this paper we registered four species
C. amapaensis
,
C. obtusa
,
C. porosa
, and
C. semihyalina
.
The biology of this genus is known from the works on
C. brunnea
Say
, a polymorphic species distributed in Central- and North
America
. In
Costa Rica
were reported five distinct color morphs, each one being a batesian mimic of a different wasps of the subfamily
Polistinae (
Opler 1981
)
. This species is considered an obligate boarder in its first larval instar and has a special preference for spiders of the family
Lycosidae
(
Lasalle 1986
;
Redborg & MacLeod 1983
;
Redborg & Redborg 2000
).