Ceraeochrysa is genus of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae found in the Americas.

Taxonomy: The genus Ceraeochrysa was first described by Adams in 1982 after recognizing differences in the structure of genitalia from the genus Chrysopa.

Description and Identification: Many of the species have red or brown marks on the pronotum and one or two stripes on the scape.

Distribution: This genus occurs in the Americas from the southeast of Canada to Argentina. The greatest biodiversity is found in the Neotropics, particularly Brazil and Costa Rica.

Species: The genus Ceraeochrysa is the second largest genus within Chrysopidae and contains the following 61 species:

• Ceraeochrysa acmon
• Ceraeochrysa acutipuppis
• Ceraeochrysa adornata
• Ceraeochrysa anceps
• Ceraeochrysa angulata
• Ceraeochrysa angusta
• Ceraeochrysa ariasi
• Ceraeochrysa arioles
• Ceraeochrysa aroguesina
• Ceraeochrysa berlandi
• Ceraeochrysa caligata
• Ceraeochrysa castilloi
• Ceraeochrysa caucana
• Ceraeochrysa cincta
• Ceraeochrysa claveri
• Ceraeochrysa cornuta
• Ceraeochrysa costaricensis
• Ceraeochrysa cubana
• Ceraeochrysa derospogon
• Ceraeochrysa digitata
• Ceraeochrysa discolor
• Ceraeochrysa dislepis
• Ceraeochrysa dolichosvela
• Ceraeochrysa effusa
• Ceraeochrysa elegans
• Ceraeochrysa everes
• Ceraeochrysa fairchildi
• Ceraeochrysa falcifera
• Ceraeochrysa fiebrigi
• Ceraeochrysa gradata
• Ceraeochrysa inbio
• Ceraeochrysa indicata
• Ceraeochrysa infausta
• Ceraeochrysa josephina
• Ceraeochrysa lateralis
• Ceraeochrysa laufferi
• Ceraeochrysa lineaticornis
• Ceraeochrysa melaenopareia
• Ceraeochrysa michaelmuris
• Ceraeochrysa montoyana
• Ceraeochrysa nigripedis
• Ceraeochrysa nigripes
• Ceraeochrysa paraguaria
• Ceraeochrysa pittieri
• Ceraeochrysa pseudovaricosa
• Ceraeochrysa rafaeli
• Ceraeochrysa reddyi
• Ceraeochrysa reducta
• Ceraeochrysa rochina
• Ceraeochrysa sanchezi
• Ceraeochrysa scapularis
• Ceraeochrysa silvanoi
• Ceraeochrysa smithi
• Ceraeochrysa squalidens
• Ceraeochrysa squama
• Ceraeochrysa tacanensis
• Ceraeochrysa tauberae
• Ceraeochrysa tenuicornis
• Ceraeochrysa torresi
• Ceraeochrysa tucumana
• Ceraeochrysa valida