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Agriculture · Q283

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 283

Q283

Ribbon like hind wings are present in

A.
Nemopteridae
Answer
B.
Ascalphidae
C.
Chrysopidae
D.
Myrmeliontidae

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Ribbon-like hind wings are present in Nemopteridae.
Nemopteridae, the spoon wings, are a family of neuropteran insects. They are also called thread-winged antlions. The long streamer is conspicuous when the insects are flying and these are the elongated and spatulate hindwings.
Adult Nemopteridae, the spoon-winged lacewings and the thread-winged lacewings, have an extraordinary appearance and are easily recognized by their ribbon or thread-like hind wings which are much longer than the fore wings.