Ardila-Camacho Adrian, Martins Caleb C
Escuela de Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia..
Zootaxa. 2017 Jun 9;4276(1):129-133. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.1.8.
The family Sisyridae (spongillaflies) is a small group of neuropterans distributed in all Biogeographic realms (Cover & Resh 2008). As in Nevrorthidae, Sisyridae is distinguished among other Neuroptera families by their strictly aquatic larvae (Wichard et al. 2002). The phylogenetic relationships of Sisyridae have been controversial i.e. the family was recovered at different positions within the Neuropterida phylogeny as a basal group among members of Neuroptera or whitin the suborder Hemerobiiformia with a very variable placement (Randolf et al. 2013). Currently the species richness of this group reaches 70 representatives in four genera, namely Climacia McLachlan, 1869 (New World), Sisyra Burmeister, 1839 (cosmopolitan), Sisyrina Banks, 1939 (Africa, Asia and Australia), and Sisyborina Monserrat, 1981 (endemic to Africa) (Parfin & Gurney 1956; Cover & Resh 2008).
绵蚜蝇科(海绵蝇)是脉翅目昆虫中的一个小类群,分布于所有生物地理区(Cover & Resh,2008年)。与网脉翅科一样,绵蚜蝇科在脉翅目其他科中因其幼虫严格水生而有别于其他科(Wichard等人,2002年)。绵蚜蝇科的系统发育关系一直存在争议,也就是说,在脉翅目系统发育中,该科在不同位置被归为脉翅目成员中的基部类群,或者在粉蛉亚目内位置变化很大(Randolf等人,2013年)。目前,该类群的物种丰富度达到70种,分属于四个属,即1869年的Climacia McLachlan(新大陆)、1839年的Sisyra Burmeister(世界性分布)、1939年的Sisyrina Banks(非洲、亚洲和澳大利亚)以及1981年的Sisyborina Monserrat(非洲特有)(Parfin & Gurney,1956年;Cover & Resh,2008年)。