Meaning of coniopterygid | Babel Free

Definitions

Any insect of the family Coniopterygidae of dustywings.

Examples

“The coniopterygid, Conwentzia africana Meinander, is considered to be one of the most important predators of B.^([Bemisia]) tabaci in East and southern Africa, and has been observed feeding directly on nymphs in Malawi and Kenya (D. Gerling, personal records) as well as in Uganda (Legg, 1995).”

“Because of their small size and cryptic nature, coniopterygids are generally overlooked and thus considered rare.[…]The life histories of very few coniopterygid species are known.”

“Coniopterygids in the genus Conwentzia may prey on spider mites, but dense webbing can be detrimental to survival of larvae.”

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