Dysochrysa

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Neuropterida
Ordo: Neuroptera
Subordo: Hemerobiiformia
Superfamilia: Chrysopoidea

Familia: Chrysopidae
Subfamilia: Chrysopinae
Tribus: Belonopterygini
Genus: Dysochrysa
Species: D. furcata – D. reflexa
Name

Dysochrysa Tjeder 1966
Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Rooigaasvlieë
English: Red lacewings

Dysochrysa, the red lacewings, belong to the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.[1][2] They are medium-sized Afrotropical lacewings with large eyes,[2] and have brightly coloured bodies like the related genus Oviedus.[1]
Species

The small genus contains at least two species,[2][3] including:

Dysochrysa furcata
Dysochrysa reflexa

References

Scholtz, Clarke H.; et al. (1985). Insects of Southern Africa. Durban: Butterworths. p. 185. ISBN 0409-10487-6.
Picker, Mike; et al. (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.
"Dysochrysa". Encyclopedia of Life. eol.org. Retrieved 19 November 2012.