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beaded lacewing en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. Any insect of the family Berothidae.
    • The family Berothidae, or beaded lacewings, is another family (about 110 species) of small (forewing length 6-15 mm), delicate lacewings occurring on all continents (except Antarctica). 2008, Lionel Stange, “Lacewings Antlions and Mantispids (Neuroptera)”, in John L. Capinera, editor, Encyclopedia of Entomology, volume 4, page 2106:
    • Pleasing lacewings (Dilaridae) carry their hairy wings outstretched at rest and resemble small moths; beaded lacewings (Berothidae) look like caddis flies. 1985, The Encyclopedia Americana, volume 1, page 645:
    • Extant beaded lacewings are rare, slender, small to medium insects that have a worldwide distribution. 2001, George O. Poinar, Raif Milki, Lebanese Amber: The Oldest Insect Ecosystem in Fossilized Resin, page 40:

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Synonyms

berothid (any species of Berothidae)