hemerobiid

English

Hemerobius humulinus

Noun

hemerobiid (plural hemerobiids)

1. (zoology) Any insect of the brown lacewing family (Hemerobiidae).
   • 1977, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Geology series, volume 33, page 259:

     Recent hemerobiids (brown lacewings) are terrestrial insects and both adults and larvae prey on small soft-bodied arthropods.

   • 2009, Catherine A. Tauber, Maurice J. Tauber, Gilberto S. Albuquerque, “Neuroptera (Lacewings, Antlions)”, in Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé, editors, Encyclopedia of Insects, page 705:

     Hemerobiids often are active at relatively low temperatures; thus they can be useful as biological control agents in temperate regions early in the season when other natural enemies remain inactive.

   • 2010, Claire Ozanne, “Chapter 9: Insect pests of some forest trees”, in Bryan G. Bowes, editor, Trees and Forests, page 180:

     Coccinellid beetles and hemerobiids (brown lacewings), and other such predators are most likely to have a major impact on aphid densities.

References

• Hemerobiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hemerobiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hemerobiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons