Thread-winged lacewing discovered in Kerala

Croce filipennis found at Irinjalakuda, Pudunagaram

Researchers at the Shadpada Entomology Research Center (SERL), Christ College, Irinjalakuda, have discovered Thread-winged lacewing (family: Nemopteridae; order: Neuroptera) for the first time in the State. Croce filipennis is the species that have been found from Irinjalakuda in Thrissur and Pudunagaram in Palakkad. Research student T.B. Suryanarayanan and research supervisor and Assistant Professor Bijoy C. discovered the species. Croce filipennis is the only species under the subfamily Crocinae reported from India, says Dr. Bijoy.