Chasmoptera
Sign in to saveChasmoptera is a genus in the Nemopteridae (the spoonwing family of insects). The genus, which consists of three species, is wholly confined to Western Australia.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderNeuroptera
- FamilyNemopteridae
Observations15
Groupinsecta
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Chasmoptera is a genus in the Nemopteridae (the spoonwing family of insects). The genus, which consists of three species, is wholly confined to Western Australia.
The genus was first described by William Forsell Kirby in 1900, and the type species is Chasmoptera huttii.