Dominique Thierry

• Phd/hdr Angers university France
• Catholic University of the West

Neuroptera from French Polynesia, with the description of a new species of Micromus Rambur, 1842. Within a sample of forty imagos collected in French Polynesia, seven species were identified: Distoleon bistrigatus (Rambur, 1842) (Myrmeleontidae); Austromegalomus brunneus Esben-Petersen, 1935, and Micromus societatis n. sp., a suspected endemic spec...

The list of the Neuroptera species occurring in Reunion island is given as appearing in the literature and by the authors’ collections. 56 species were recorded, of which Hemerobius nairobicus Navás, 1910 is new to the island. The lack of tignum in the male genital complex of Chrysoperla insulata (Fraser, 1957) is featured as a basic trait distingu...

The green lacewing Pseudomallada zelleri (Schneider, 1851) is found for the first time in the Czech Republic. It is the northernmost known record of this species.

The complex of the Mediterranean green lacewing Chrysoperla mediterranea sensu lato largely distributed in West-Palaearctics may be separated into different morphs occurring in various countries of Europe. Some specimens were recognized as new taxon, here named as Chrysoperla europaea nov.sp.

Erratum: inventaire des spécimens présents dans les collections entomologiques de Maine-et-Loire

The spongeflies (Neuropterida) of Western France. – 1. Outline on populations of the distal part of the Loire basin. – Collecting spongefies in the ripisyve of the Loire and in 10 of its tributaries, gave a look of the establishment of these insects. The four common species were everywhere present in which Sisyra terminalis was the most abundant (>...

the spongeflies (Neuropterida, Sisyridae) of West-France. 2 : Detailed survey in a typical river. A systematic collection by beating the vegetation of the ripisylve of a small river tributary of the Loire, l’Èvre, was performed from a canoe between May and September 2018. 553 specimens of four species were registered. Sisyra nigra was the most abun...

We present and comment on the list of Megaloptera specimens deposited in the collections of Natural Sciences Museum of Angers (France). We will also identify the few specimens preserved in entomologists Angevins’collections. Twenty-three specimens are indexed. Fourteen insects are determinated to the species rank: Neochauliodes bowringi (McLachlan,...

Abstract. – Two brown lacewings have been previously described with the same binominal name Hemerobius australis, successively by Walker in 1853 and Leraut in 1992. The first one is a valid Australian species and the second, a European montane-dwelling one. The study of their external characters together with the male internal genital structure sho...

The green lacewing Pseudomallada subcubitalis occurring in the Atlanto-Iberian zone was collected in southeastern France, in the ripisylve of a small river of the Drôme county.

A collection of lacewings from a hilly landscape in north-western Bulgaria contained a specimen of a brown lacewing, initially erroneously identified and reported as Hemerobius schedli. However, this species is considered to be restricted to montane habitats and has not been recorded from low altitudes; all known specimens that have been reliably i...

83 Heft 5: 083-086 Abstract Three green lacewings new to Bulgaria: Pseudomallada marianus (Navás, 1905), Pseu-domallada venustus (Hölzel, 1974) & Pseudomallada benedictae (séméria, 1976) were found in a cohort of insects collected in the northwest of the country in 2001.

Ce numéro comprend les articles correspondant aux présentations du Colloque Casdar 2018.

The outline of the male distal abdominal sternites and of the claws of the green lacewing Chrysopa pallens (Rambur, 1838) were compared to that of the sibling species C. gibeauxi (Leraut, 1989). In addition, a possible synonymy of C. gibeauxi with the far-eastern Asian species C. septemmaculata Tsukaguchi, 1995, was investigated but not retained fo...

A green lacewing misappreciated of the west-European fauna : Pseudomallada marianus (Navás, 1905) (Neuropterida Chrysopidae). During recent collections of green lacewings in the French “Parc Naturel Régional de la Brenne“ in the Region “Centre-Val-de-Loire”, County of Indre, two females of Pseudomallada marianus (Navás, 1905) were captured. Some el...

A disputed and reinstated green lacewing Pseudomallada benedictae (Séméria, 1976) (Neuropterida, Chrysopidae). The main morphological traits of Pseudomallada benedictae together with the outlines of female terminalia, genital organs of males and females were scrutinized in order to achieve in an easy and unfailing parting with the closely related s...

Chrysoperla renoni (Lacroix, 1933) and Chrysoperla ankylopteryformis Monserrat & Díaz-Aranda, 1989 (Neuropterida Chrysopidae) : what are they ? Morphological and ecological characters of the two rare sibling species Chrysoperla renoni (Lacroix, 1933) and Chrysoperla ankylopteryformis Monserrat & Díaz-Aranda, 1989 are compared.

We collected green lacewings in western Croatia by sweeping trees and edges, both at sea level and in more or less mountainous districts. amongst the 11 occurring identified species, four are new to the Croatian fauna: Nineta carinthiaca (hölzel, 1965) registered near the Lokve Lake, in the county of Gorski Kotar, Pseudomallada ventralis (Curtis, 1...

Specimens of a spongillafly sympatric with Sisyra nigra (Retzius, 1783) and S. terminalis Curtis, 1856, were collected in France in the riparian forest of the Loire river and of several of its tributaries in Touraine and Anjou. They were assigned to Sisyra bureschi Rausch & Weißmair, 2007, previously considered as Balkanic.

Sisyra iridipennis Costa, 1884 a new species for continental France. Specimens of Sisyra iridipennis Costa, 1884 were observed on the banks of the “Canal de la Garonne” in south western France.

The systematic status of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens, 1836) sensu lato has been altering and instead of a polymorphic single species, a complex of cryptic species, the Chrysoperla carnea complex or carnea-group should take now into consideration. However, the continually forming names of the member species cannot be called exact. The very name is...

The systematic status of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens, 1836) sensu lato has been changing, and instead of a polymorphic single species, a complex of sibling or cryptic species, the Chrysoperla carnea complex or carnea-group should take now into account. However, the continually forming names of the member species cannot be called precise. The very...

The systematic status of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens, 1836) sensu lato has been changing, and instead of a polymorphic single species, a complex of sibling or cryptic species, the Chrysoperla carnea complex or carnea-group should take now into account. However, the continually forming names of the member species cannot be called precise. The very...

The genus Chrysoperla STEINMANN 1964 includes about forty species as recorded by BROOKS (1994) who nevertheless did not take in consideration the Chinese species. Their distribution is mainly holarctic. In the Palaearctics, three species constitute a particular group. In addition to the numerous gonosetae they bear on male genitalia, (1) they have...

Abstract. – A specimen of the green lacewing Chrysopa gibeauxi (Leraut, 1989), recorded until now only in the south-east of France, was recently collected in Poland. In the male genitalia of C. gibeauxi, the shape of the internal structural differences (gonocristae and entoprocessus) shows valuable characters for unambiguous separation of the two s...

Third addition to the occurrence mapping of green lacewings in France (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae). New data related to 31 green lacewing species occurring in 54 French departments of 22 regions are given.

Des clés pour l'identification des adultes de Chrysoperla Steinmann, 1964 et des larves néonates des Chrysopes vertes communes présentes en France sont données, assorties de quelques remarques sur ces espèces. Abstract.-Identifying Chrysoperla spp. of France (Neuroptera : Chrysopidae).-Keys to identification of adults of Chrysoperla Steinmann, 1964...

Context : imprecise definition concerning the names of the common green lacewings Chrysoperla carnea sensu lato persists in a lot of publications. The name is used uncritically in two distinct ways : it may designate an aggregate of closely similar european common green lacewing species, the carnea-complex auctorum, or more precisely one of two di...

The systematic status of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens, 1836) sensu lato has been changing, and instead of a polymorphic single species, a complex of sibling or cryptic species, the Chrysoperla carnea complex or carnea-group should take now into account. However, the continually forming names of the member species cannot be called precise. The very...

The Chrysoperla cryptic species complex in Europe is a clear example in which competition acts on divergence both in morphological, ecological and genetic traits as well in premating signals, leading to further speciation processes. Chrysoperla affinis shows actual character displacement when co-occurring with Ch. pallida. In allopatric conditions,...

Competitive interactions among the three common green lacewing species of the Chrysoperla complex in Europe are presented. Four morphological characters were registered as semi-quantitative traits to assess variation between populations. Data were obtained from 325 adults originating from 14 locations. A statistical approach was performed in conjun...

Résumé. – Les auteurs exposent de nouvelles données relatives à la distribution des Chrysopes en France, portant sur 25 espèces récoltées dans 33 départements répartis dans 14 régions. Un gradient d’abondance décroissante du sud au nord pour les diverses espèces du pays est mis en évidence. La larve de troisième stade de Nothochrysa fulviceps est s...

Résumé. — Quatre-vingt-deux captures de spécimens relevant de 24 espèces inédites dans 30 départements sont énumérées pour compléter la cartographie des Chrysopes rencontrées en France. Summary. –– Further information on mapping the green lacewings in France (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae). Eighty-two captures of green lacewing specimens belonging to 24...

Quantitative surveys of chrysopids from northwestern Europe were analysed. A total of thirty-five species are known within the zone although only twenty-six were recorded. Only the common green lacewings (i.e. the sibling species of the Chrysoperla carnea complex, here not differentiated) were elsewhere abundant comprising more than 3/4 of the spec...

Résumé. — Des captures de Névroptères sensu lato faites récemment en Corse permettent d’enregistrer la présence de 13 espèces nouvelles pour la faune de l’île qui compte ainsi 74 espèces. Summary. –– Update on Neuropterida records from Corsica (Raphidioptera & Neuroptera). Collections of Neuropterida showed 13 species new to the Corsican fauna bear...

Quantitative surveys were carried out in two European fluvial lower valleys, in Rumania (Danube Plain) and in France (Val-de-Loire). Various sites were investigated by various collecting methods. Faunistic richness is higher in Val-de-Loire whilst the diversity indices (Shannon and Hurlbert) show that the Plain of the Danube exhibits a significantl...

Quantitative surveys of the chrysopid fauna from southwestern Europe, namely the Iberian and Italian peninsulas, France south of 46° N, and the west-Mediterranean Islands, were analysed. A total of 56 species of Chrysopidae were reported, of which three species were abundant. These, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens, 1836) sensu lato, Dichochrysa prasin...

Due to a great dispersal ability and small size, insects are probably among the first island colonisers. Chrysoperla carnea sensu lato was for long considered the sole member of the Chrysopidae family in the Azores (Portugal) since it has been regarded as a complex of sibling species in Europe and North America. Its separation into different morpho...

Eight species of Chrysoperla occur in Europe. Four of them belong to the complex of Chryso- perla carnea sensu lato, so-called "the common green lacewings". The discrimination of these si- bling species was clearly established by means of courtship song analysis or molecular biology, but it remains sometimes difficult with respect to morphological...

Collections of chrysopids occurring in a mosaic-like ecosystem were carried out in southern France, Tarn valley. Comparative discrete samples were taken from five habitats of a karstic region, lying in succession from river banks to dry calcareous table-lands. Adults were collected by hand- net, sweeping low vegetation and beating bushes and trees,...

Résumé. – Des captures de Chrysopes qui ne figuraient pas dans une liste récemment publiée sont énumérées. La présence dans la faune française de Dichochrysa mariana (Navás, 1905) est établie. Pour chaque espèce, la répartition actualisée est figurée sur une carte des départements français et indiquée globalement pour les pays limitrophes. Quelques...

The green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea is a complex of cryptic species whose differentiation has been so far based upon morphology, ecophysiology, behaviour and preliminary mitochondrial DNA data using cytochrome oxidase subunit II (COII) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit II. In this work we extended the DNA data by screening nucleotide sequences of CO...

Green lacewing collection data from eleven various biotopes were used to typify different ecological landscapes. To make up the values recorded on single samples, we operated by the bootstrap method. A classifying process cluster scatterplot was then established to assess the proximity of the different habitats. Shannon's and Hurlbert's indices are...

The pollens consumed by common green lacewings Chrysoperla spp. in crop environment in western France, were analysed. The diverticulum contents including quantity of pollen of Chrysoperla adults were analysed to compare a feeding behaviour between the sexes. Females consume more pollen than males. The feeding behaviour of the two main species prese...

Green lacewings are pertinent bio-indicators of an ecosystem’s health. An example for detecting temporal changes in crop field biodiversity over a short period by sampling chrysopids is given. Light-trapping collections over ten years near Bucharest (Romania) implied changes in the species assemblages. The main species present were members of the C...

Chrysoperla carnea s. l. was considered the most interesting chrysopid for IPM programmes, due to its wide geographical range and polyphagous behaviour. But these traits are now questionable due to a new set of data (e.g. behavioural, ecological, and genetic), suggesting C. carnea to be a cryptic species complex. To clarify the C. carnea complex st...

The species Chrysoperla carnea s. l. has been considered the most interesting species among genus Chrysoperla, for IPM programmes, due to its wide geographical range and polyphagous behaviour. However, these traits are now questionable due to a new set of behavioural, ecological, morphological and genetic studies suggesting that Ch. carnea may be a...

The main characters of live adults of Chrysoperla mutata (MCLACHLAN, 1898) are given together with a description of its larval instar stages. Some traits of its biology are pointed out. Zusammenfassung Es werden die wichtigen Merkmale der lebenden erwachsenen Chrysoperla mutata (MCLACHLAN, 1898) sowie ihre Larvenstadien beschrieben mit einigen Anga...

A wide interest has long been put on the members of the family Chrysopidae for their use as biological control agents. Among these, the species Chrysoperla carnea s. l. has been considered as the most interesting species for IPM programmes, due to its wide geographical range and polyphagous behaviour. However, these traits are now questionable due...

Isozymes can be used in order to study the importance of reproductive barriers between popu-lations or species. The aim of this work is to study allozyme polymorphism in natural popula-tions of Chrysoperla carnea (STEPHENS) and Chrysoperla kolthoffi (NAVÁS) collected in the West of France. Two enzymatic systems were studied by starch gel electropho...

A survey of lacewings was undertaken in an agricultural zone of northern France. Adults were investigated in four cultures: strawberry, potato, witloof and kidney bean, and in apple orchards. A fixed suction trap gave an overview of the lacewing assemblage present. Yellow trap together with portable suction device collections showed the hemerobiids...

The aim of this work is to test attractivity of different types of substrats in overwintering chambers for the common green lacewing species. Experiments were carried out in France near of Angers (48°28′N, 00°33′E) during winter 1999-2000. Sheets and rolls of corrugated cardboard, and staw were used as substrats. Chambers were colonized by a large...

Lacewings are predatory insects which attack and kill large numbers of insect pests. Lacewings in the Crop Environment addresses both the theoretical and practical aspects of lacewing biology and their use in crop protection. The book opens with a section on lacewing systematics and ecology. Next, lacewings as predators in a wide variety of commerc...

In recent years, several sibling species have been discovered in chrysopid lacewings. In Europe, the common green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) sensu lato seems to correspond to a "complex" of three morphologically and biologically different taxons: Ch. carnea sensu stricto, Ch. kolthoffi (Navás) and Ch. lucasina (Lacroix). The status of w...

In recent years, several sibling species have been discovered in chrysopid lacewings. In Europe, the common green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) sensu lato seems to correspond to a "complex" of three morphologically and biologically different taxons: Ch. carnea sensu stricto, Ch. kolthoffi (Navás) and Ch. lucasina (Lacroix), the status of w...

Collections of 669 specimens of the "common green lacewing" (Chrysoperla Steinmann) were made in 17 locations in Rumania. The specimens having a quadrangular basal dilatation of tarsal claw belong to Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) s. str., Chrysoperla kolthoffi (Navás) and Chrysoperla lucasina (Lacroix). Their proportions were found different : the...

The presenceof moisture have often been detected on several part of Chrysoperla carnea The presence of moisture have often been detected on several part of Chrysoperla carnea exoskeleton. Numerous spores are also present in faeces. Eleven fungi species have been identified. They are generally saprophytes, like Alternaria spp., Aureobasidium pullula...

The common green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) actually consists of a complex of sympatric forms whose taxonomic status is not yet clarified. In the study area (Loire valley), three of such forms are found: carnea Stephens , kolthoffi Navas and lucasina Lacroix, distinguishable on morphological basis. The study of temporal changes in overw...