Leptomantispa Hoffman, 2002
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5168387 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:243D760B-6CEA-49EF-A20D-FD135DF7C620 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FA87FC-FFB8-FFA0-FF5D-FCFBFEE7FBCE |
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Felipe |
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Leptomantispa Hoffman |
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Genus Leptomantispa Hoffman View in CoL View at ENA
This genus, as the other Antillean genera, is limited to the New World. With the description of 2 species herein, it will contain 12 described species ( Hoffman 2002, Machado and Rafael 2010, Ardila- Camacho and García 2015). The immatures of Leptomantispa pulchella (Banks) have been associated with 21 spider species in 6 families that are generally non web building wanderers on foliage ( Hoffman and Brushwein 1989, 1992). The first instars are obligate spider boarders ( Hoffman and Brushwein 1989).
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