English

A beaded lacewing

Noun

beaded lacewing ‎(plural beaded lacewings)

1. Any insect of the family Berothidae.
   • 1985, The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 1, page 645,

     Pleasing lacewings (Dilaridae) carry their hairy wings outstretched at rest and resemble small moths; beaded lacewings (Berothidae) look like caddis flies.

   • 2001, George O. Poinar, Raif Milki, Lebanese Amber: The Oldest Insect Ecosystem in Fossilized Resin, page 40,

     Extant beaded lacewings are rare, slender, small to medium insects that have a worldwide distribution.

   • 2008, Lionel Stange, Lacewings Antlions and Mantispids (Neuroptera), John L. Capinera (editor), Encyclopedia of Entomology, Volume 4, page 2106,

     The family Berothidae, or beaded lacewings, is another family (about 110 species) of small (forewing length 6-15 mm), delicate lacewings occurring on all continents (except Antarctica).

Synonyms

• (any species of Berothidae) berothid