Albardia furcata
| Albardia furcata | |
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| Top-down photo of Albardia furcata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Ascalaphidae |
| Genus: | Albardia |
| Species: | A. furcata
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| Binomial name | |
| Albardia furcata Weele, 1903
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Albardia furcata is a species of owlfly from the genus Albardia. The adult presents with a rusty reddish-brown color and a wool-textured abdomen. It is endemic to the tropical biomes of Brazil.
Phylogeny
When initially described, the genus was inserted in the family Ascalaphidae (Weele, 1903), and few years later, it was placed by the same author (Weele) in the monotypic tribe Albardiini.[1] Some publications previously identified Albardia furcata as a member of the composite family Stilbopterygidae before settling on its placement in Ascalaphidae.[2]
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Characteristics
Individuals of Albardia furcata are identified by short antennae that are thick at the base and long unangled wings.[1] The head and thorax have a reddish-brown color, and the legs are covered in long bristle-like structures called setae. The bristles are dark yellow in color on the back side of the legs closer to the body, and are black on the front (anterior) side.[3] The outmost layer of the abdomen in adults is composed of a wooly texture, noticeably different from other species in Ascalaphidae.[4] It shares physcial similarities with insects in the order Odonata, causing confusion in some identifications.[5] The head is compressed from the back (dorsoventrally flattened) in recorded individuals, and it is wider than it is long.[1]
Distribution
Albardia furcata is endemic to Brazil, with species recorded from Cerrado, Caatinga, and Atlantic Forest biomes.[1] These biomes were located within the eastern and northern regions of the country, and it is likely they have spread across other areas of Brazil.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Machado et al. 2021, p. 1 This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ New 1989, p. 36
- ^ Penny 1983, p. 697
- ^ Hogue 1993, p. 192
- ^ a b Pereira-Colavite 2018, p. 23
Bibliography
- Machado, Renato; Oliveira, Sarah; Lopes, Welinton; Pujol-Luz, José (2021). "Description of the larva and updated distribution of Albardia furcata van der Weele (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 65 (3). doi:10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2021-0061. Archived from the original on 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- Penny, Norman (1983). "NEUROPTERA OF THE AMAZON BASIN Part 9. Albardiinae". Acta Amazonica. 13 (3). doi:10.1590/1809-439219831334697.
- Hogue, Charles (1993). Latin American Insects and Entomology. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520078499. OCLC 25164105.
- New, Timothy (1989). Planipennia : lacewings. Vol. 4. De Gruyter. ISBN 9780899255392. OCLC 21185032.
- Pereira-Colavite, Alessandre (2018). "New records of Albardia furcata van der Weele, 1903 (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae, Albardiinae) from Paraíba, with notes on a predator species". Pesquisa e Ensino em Ciências Exatas e da Natureza. 2 (1). doi:10.29215/pecen.v2i1.577.