Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Sympherobius barberi Banks, 1903

Brown Lacewing

Predator; arid and cultural zones, Miconia zone; January-June; at lights, malaise traps.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Neuroptera

Suborder
Hemerobiiformia

Superfamily
Hemerobioidea

Family
Hemerobiidae

Genus
Sympherobius

Species
barberi

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Baert, L.L. Desender, K. & Peck, S.B. (1992) New Data on the Neuroptera of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. Entomol. 62: 143-147.
  • Klimaszewski, J. Kevan, D.K.McE. & Peck, S.B. (1987) A review of the Neuroptera of the Galápagos Islands with a new record for Sympherobius barberi (Banks) (Hermerobiidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 65(12): 3032-3040.
  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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