Systematics Of Family Hemerobiidae From China (Insecta:Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae)

The family Hemerobiidae (brown lacewings) belongs to Insecta, Neuroptera, is the third largest family of Neuroptera. So far, nearly 600 species in 28 genera and 11 subfamilies are recorded in the world and widely distributed. About 130 species in 11 genera and 7 subfamilies are known from China.The research history and present situation of Hemerobiidae at home and abroad is briefly introduced. The morphological and biological characteristics of Hemerobiidae are described. Preliminarily studied the method of rearing brown lacewings in laboratory and recorded.In the taxonomic section, most of 110 species in 11 genera and 7 subfamilies from China are described, including tewlve new species, as well as four Chinese new record species and one new synonyms. New species:Neuronema ypsilum Zhao, Yan & Liu,2013, Neuronema maculosum Zhao, Yan & Liu,2013, Zachobiella yunnanica Zhao, Yan & Liu,2015, Micromus setulosus Zhao, Tian & Liu, 2014, Hemerobius lineatus sp. nov., Hemerobius maculosus sp. nov., Hemerobius lineaticollis sp. nov., Hemerobius ramosus sp. nov., Hemerobius vittiformis sp. nov., Wesmaelius oligophlebius sp. nov., Wesmaelius dissectus sp. nov., Notiobiella maculosum sp. nov.; Chinese new record species: Hemerobius tristriatus Kuwayama,1954, Hemerobius cercodes Navas,1917, Zachobiella submarginata Esben-Petersen,1929; new synonyms:Notiobiella unipuncta (Yang,1999)(= Notiobiella sanxiana Yang, 1997). A key to the Chinese genera of Hemerobiidae, and keys to the Chinese species of the genera are presented. The world and Chinese catalogues of subfamilies, genera, and species are also provided. The distribution of Chinese Hemerobiidae are investigated and analyzed.In order to study relationships between Hemerobiidae and other families in Neuroptera and enrich the neuropteran mitochondrial genome data, the mitochondrial genome of Neuronema laminatum was sequenced, and analysis in genome organization and structure, protein-coding genes, tRNA genes, rRNA genes and non-coding regions. We used the method of Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood to reconstruct the phylogenetic relationship of Hemerobiidae and other families in Neuroptera by using the known sequences. The results showed the roughly similar relationships among sampled families as Winterton et al. (2010) while the relaships between family Hemerobiidae, Chrysopidae and Mantispidae are different. The further study need more kinds of specimens and combination of various methods.All the specimens are deposited in the Entomological Museum of China Agricultural University.