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Neuroptera

the order of ENDOPTERYGOTE insects containing the alderflies and lacewings, possessing two pairs of similar, membranous wings.
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There are no previous descriptions of FA composition of PL and triacylglycerol (TG) fractions of any neuropteran except Lertha sheppardi Kirby (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae) (Cakmak et al.
Instances of generalist predation on adult beetles (by spiders), and on larvae and pupae (by spiders, Reduviids and other Hemipteran larvae, Neuropteran, and predacious Coleopteran larvae) were observed before (some predators entered the cages before the experiment began), during, and after the cages were opened to the field.
Hymenopteran parasitoids were the most abundant, in total 927 were collected, followed by neuropteran predators (286) and arachnid predators (241).
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