1) Neuropteran 2) Neuropteron 3) Neuropterous insect 
• (n.) Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvae feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera.
any of a group of insects in the order Neuroptera, the adults of which bear a superficial resemblance to the praying mantid (suborder Mantodea). The ... [1 related articles]
Man·tis'pid noun (Zoology) Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa , and allied genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera . 
[n] - insect that resembles a mantis
noun insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps