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Scientific Name
Nallachius americanus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Nallachius americanus (McLachlan, 1881)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Neuroptera |
| Suborder | Hemerobiiformia |
| Family | Dilaridae |
| Subfamily | Nallachiinae |
| Genus | Nallachius |
| Species | Nallachius americanus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
This seldom collected species is found over most of eastern United States from Maryland to Georgia and west to Texas. The record from Tennessee appears to be the first for the state. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Habitat Tags
-
terrestrial
Larvae have been found under loose bark, and also in burrows of wood boring insects. The pupae are found in oval, silken cocoons with attached bits of woody debris. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Trophic Class Tags
-
Predator-Piercer
Larvae are slender and possess piercing mouth parts. They probably feed on larvae of beetles and other insects that they encounter. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Neuroptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
7
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/21/2019 2:14:24 PM
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