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Lomamyia

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Lomamyia is a genus of beaded lacewings in the family Berothidae. There are about 11 described species in Lomamyia.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Larvae of Lomamyia are predatory upon termites, and they have been shown to incapacitate their prey using a chemical sprayed from their anus.^[5]

These 11 species belong to the genus Lomamyia:^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ "Lomamyia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ ^a ^b "Lomamyia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ ^a ^b "Lomamyia Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ ^a ^b "Browse Lomamyia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^ Johnson, J., Hagen, K. A neuropterous larva uses an allomone to attack termites. Nature 289, 506–507 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/289506a0

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Lomamyia is a genus of beaded lacewings in the family Berothidae. There are about 11 described species in Lomamyia.