Snake-flies, alderflies, lacewings and scorpion flies in Essex
Coniopteryx esbenpeterseni
been overlooked in Britain, and critical
examination of museum specimens under the
label "tineiformis" has revealed records dating
back to the nineteenth century. It will almost
certainly be found in other Essex localities,
though it is expected, perhaps, to be locally
distributed.
Habitat and ecology
Completely unknown. To date, all British records
have been made from RTS light traps; these
employ a tungsten filament bulb. There are, as
yet, no British records from mv light traps.
Known British records extend north as far as
Lincolnshire.
Threats
Unknown.
Etymology
Named after the Danish entomologist Esben-Petersen.
Coniopteryx (Metaconiopteryx) lentiae Aspock & Aspock, 1964
National status: Unknown (Unknown) County status: Unknown/-
Distribution
Known in Essex only from males in the RIS trap
at Writtle during 1992. As with the preceding
species, C. lentiae is a recent addition to the
British fauna (Hynd 1989), but is similarly likely
to be an overlooked resident.
Habitat and ecology
Completely unknown. All British records arc
from the southern counties.
Threats
Unknown.
Etymology
Latinised form of Linz (town in Austria), the type
locality.
Semidalis aleyrodiformis Stephens, 1836
National status: Unknown (Unknown) County status: Unknown/Unknown
Distribution
Probably extremely local. There are only two Essex records — from Laindon in 1977 and South
Weald Park in 1980,
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