The PROFAUPAR project (1986–1987) studied insect diversity in the Atlantic rainforest through collections made at eight different sites state of Paraná, Brazil. Here, we review and identify collected neuropterans, carry out a bibliographic review, compose list Neuroptera species that occur state. This study includes 14 new records including first Ascalaphinae (Myrmeleontida...

In the first twenty years of publication Zootaxa, more than two hundred papers have appeared in this journal that address Neuropterida, which collectively includes [Neuroptera+Raphidioptera]+Megaloptera sections (initially “Minor orders” section). A dozen submitted manuscripts were rejected before review process, and another submissions following peer process. Additional content general submiss...

This study was carried out in order to determine the predator and parasitoid species that feed on soft scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccidae) orchards of Diyarbakır Elazığ Provinces Turkiye 2017 2018. Visual identification rearing methods were used. Eight predatorory belonging families Coccinellidae (4) Cybocephalidae (1) (Coleoptera), Forficulidae (2) (Dermaptera), Chrysopidae (Neuroptera), detect...

For some insect groups, wing outline is an important character for species identification. We have constructed a program as the integral part of an automated system to identify insects based on wing outlines (DAIIS). This program includes two main functions: (1) outline digitization and Elliptic Fourier transformation and (2) classifier model training by pattern recognition of support vector ma...