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neuropteran /njʊˈrɒpt(ə)rən/ /njʊəˈrɒpt(ə)rən /Entomology nounA predatory flying insect of the order Neuroptera, such as a lacewing or alderfly.Zygopterans and tabanids were absent, and coleopterans, neuropterans, trichopterans, hemipterans (true bugs), and anisopterans were rare....- The first neuropterans are believed to have appeared during the Permian, almost 300 million years ago.
- Because of this, some neuropterans have been successfully used in the biological control of crop pests.
adjectiveRelating to or denoting neuropterans.There are two different kinds of neuropteran eye, with and without distal rhabdomeres, which can be expected on anatomical grounds to function differently....- These have been neglected in studies on neuropteran anatomy, and many aspects of their biology are likewise obscure.
Derivatives neuropterous adjective ...- Snyder reported a strange neuropterous larva which he found in a termite colony at Falls Church, Va., in 1918.
- Research Emphases are: geological record of neuropterous insects, integration of fossil and living taxa into combined phylogenetic analyses.
- Biological control of aphids using neuropterous insect (Chrysopa nipponensis Okamoto) larvae was investigated.
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