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coniopterygid

coniopterygid noun: any insect of the family Coniopterygidae of dustywings.

coniopterygid: any insect of the family Coniopterygidae of dustywings
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Noun

coniopterygid (plural coniopterygids)

  1. Any insect of the family Coniopterygidae of dustywings.
    • The coniopterygid, Conwentzia africana Meinander, is considered to be one of the most important predators of B.^([Bemisia]) tabaci in East and southern Africa, and has been observed feeding directly on nymphs in Malawi and Kenya (D. Gerling, personal records) as well as in Uganda (Legg, 1995).2003, J. Legg, D. Gerling, P. Neuenschwander, “6: Biological Control of Whiteflies in Sub-Saharan Africa”, in Peter Neuenschwander, Christian Borgemeister, Juergen Langewald, editors, Biological...
    • Because of their small size and cryptic nature, coniopterygids are generally overlooked and thus considered rare.[…]The life histories of very few coniopterygid species are known.2009, Catherine A. Tauber, Maurice J. Tauber, Gilberto S. Albuquerque, “Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings)”, in Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé, editors, Encyclopedia of Insects, page 705
    Synonyms:
    dusty lacewing, dustywing

Synonyms of coniopterygid

Forms of coniopterygid

pluralconiopterygids

Questions about coniopterygid

What does coniopterygid mean?
Coniopterygid means any insect of the family Coniopterygidae of dustywings.
What part of speech is coniopterygid?
Coniopterygid is a noun.
What is the plural of coniopterygid?
The plural of coniopterygid is coniopterygids.

Words near coniopterygid in the dictionary

  1. Coningtons
  2. coniocyst
  3. coniocysts
  4. coniology
  5. coniophoraceous
  6. coniopterygid
  7. coniopterygids
  8. conioses
  9. coniosetin
  10. coniosis
  11. coniotomies

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