Name
Megaloptera
fishflies
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Megaloptera
Habitat
Terrestrial adults (in vegetated areas near water). Aquatic larvae (benthic, in rivers and lakes). Terrestrial pupae (buried near the shore)
Feeding
Adults do not feed (although females may ingest the male's spermatophore). predatory larvae
Distribution
All continents except Antarctica
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Adults with membranous and pigmented wings, with a wide anal field (especially in the hind wings). Veins without bifurcations on the wing margins. Campodeiform larvae with strong mandibles and articulated, feathery tracheobranchia on abdomen.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Cover, M. R., & Resh, V. H. (2008). Global diversity of dobsonflies, fishflies, and alderflies (Megaloptera; Insecta) and spongillaflies, nevrorthids, and osmylids (Neuroptera; Insecta) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia, 595, 409-417. Accesible en: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-007-9035-z
- Grustán Isabela, D. (2015). Orden Megaloptera. Revista IDE@ - SEA, nº 57(30-06-2015): 1–8. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_57.pdf
- Monserrat, V. J. (2014). Los megalópteros de la Península Ibérica (Insecta, Neuropterida, Megaloptera, Sialidae). Graellsia, 70(2), e009. Accesible en: http://graellsia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/graellsia/article/view/496/516