Eremochrysa, Banks, 1903

GARLAND, J. A. & KEVAN, D. K. MCE., 2007, Chrysopidae of Canada and Alaska (Insecta, Neuroptera): revised checklist, new and noteworthy records, and geo-referenced localities, Zootaxa 1486 (1), pp. 1-84 : 61

GENUS EREMOCHRYSA Banks, 1903

Eremochrysa Banks, 1903: 158 . Type species: Chrysopa punctinervis MacLachlan, 1869 ; original designation. Lolochrysa Banks, 1950: 59 [as subgenus of Eremochrysa Banks. Type species: Eremochrysa hageni Banks, 1903 ; original designation ( Brooks and Barnard 1990: 215)].

Eremochrysa is represented by 19 species in North America and the Caribbean ( Brooks and Barnard 1990). Larvae are trash-carriers ( Monserrat et al. 2001). There are two subgenera, Eremochrysa and Chrysopiella , and both are represented in Canada.