Definition of Sialis lutaria

1. Noun. Dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae.

Exact synonyms: Alder Fly, Alderfly
Generic synonyms: Neuropteran, Neuropteron, Neuropterous Insect
Group relationships: Genus Sialis, Sialis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sialis Lutaria

Shui Xian
Shuli
Shulman
Shumard oak
Shumard red oak
Shumen
Shute
Shwachman syndrome
Shwartzman reaction
Shyla
Shylock
Sia
Sialia
Sialidae
Sialis
Sialis lutaria (current term)
Siam
Siamese
Siamese cat
Siamese cats
Siamese fighting fish
Siamese twin
Siamese twins
Siameses
Siamization
Sian
Siatista
Siau Island
Siauliai
Sibelius

Literary usage of Sialis lutaria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Entomologisk Tidskrift by Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm (1888)
"Jag får bekänna, att jag aldrig försökt göra detta med Sialis lutaria och vågar högeligen ... Sialis lutaria. Huruvida den åter fullt lämpar sig till ..."

2. An Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects: Founded on the by John Obadiah Westwood (1840)
"The ordinary species (Sialis lutaria Linn.), is a well- known bait with the angler, being produced in the spring months in great quantities. ..."

3. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (1864)
"E. Sialis lutaria, L.—One $ , Cintra, 27th April, in the ordinary condition. There is also one $ from near ..."

4. Dry Fly Entomology: A Brief Description of Leading Types of Natural Insects by Frederic Michael Halford (1897)
"For all purposes to be served here, the two species may be treated as if they were identical, and as Sialis lutaria is certainly the more plentiful in our ..."

5. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1896)
"... Cyprinus carpio; the larval form is found, according to Villot,1 encysted in the fat bodies of the larva of Sialis lutaria, one of the Neuroptera, ..."

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