Lacewings and Allies (Neuroptera)
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 350 specimens of lacewings and their allies (Neuroptera) which date from 1886 to the present.
This collection contains dried and pinned adults and nymphs as well as some specimens preserved in alcohol. Most of these specimens are from the British Isles and represent 4 of the 70 British species. Foreign examples include approximately 50 specimens from France, Guyana, the Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Trinidad and a single specimen from Greenland. Some notable specimens include a number of Britain’s rarest sponge-fly (Sisyra terminalis) and a mini-diorama showing the life-cycle of an antlion.
About lacewings and allie
Worldwide there are approximately 6,000 species of Neuroptera. This insect order includes lacewings, antlions, sponge-flies, owlflies and mantispids, dobsonflies, alderflies and snakeflies. They are amongst the most primitive of our flying insects. Generally, they are predatory and can be recognised by the many veins in their wings. - Broader term
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