berothid

plural berothids

1. biologyAny insect of the beaded lacewing family, Berothidae.

   Berothids, beaded lacewings, are fairly common in the warmer parts of North America where termites are abundant.

   2002, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, page 186

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   In about one to three minutes, the termite collapses, paralyzed. After waiting another minute or so, the berothid moves in to feed at its leisure, which it can afford to do, since the termite remains motionless and paralyzed for up to three hours, whereupon it expires whether it's eaten or not.

   1993, May Berenbaum, Ninety-nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers, page 124

   Information on larval morphology, especially of African berothids, remains almost unknown (New 1986; Minter 1990).

   2006, Entomological Society of Southern Africa, African Entomology: Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, volume 14, page 1