Kalmar "neuropteran" tana nufin kowane kwari na tsari na Neuroptera, wanda ya haɗa da lacewings, antlions, da danginsu. Wadannan kwari ana siffanta su da fiffikensu masu laushi, masu bayyana gaskiya da dogayen jikinsu siriri. Yawancin mafarauta ne, suna ciyar da wasu kwari ko ƙananan invertebrates. Sunan "neuropteran" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "neuron," ma'anar jijiya, da "ptera," ma'ana reshe, yana nufin hanyar sadarwa mai rikitarwa na veins a cikin fikafikan su.