An Overview of the Current Status of Chrysopidae (Neuroptera) Systematics

There has been significant progress over the last ten years in resolving some of the major taxonomic problems afflicting chrysopid systematics. Genera are now well-defined, ensuring the possibility of accurate generic assignation of most specimens; the number of monotypic genera have been reduced; and the use of new, non-morphological characters has clarified the relationships of certain species-complexes. However, several problems still remain and these are discussed in this paper. The relationships between the subfamilies and tribes of the Chrysopini are reassessed. A new generic phylogeny is proposed for the Nothochrysinae. Genus-groups are proposed for the Chrysopini in an attempt to clarify generic relationships within the tribe. Three new generic synonyms are proposed. Finally, a series of revisionary priorities is proposed for the Chrysopini.