A little known and synonym ant-lions 2 (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

The authors examined antlion types in several collections and, as a result, 44 new synonymous names were found and 8 new combinations were established. Label data of the type specimens, distribution and some taxonomical comments were published. Acanthaclisis aurora Klapálek, 1912 n. syn. of Phanoclisis longicollis (Rambur, 1842); Creoleon pallida Fraser, 1950 n. syn. of Nohoveus lepidus (Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834); Myrmeleon tschernovi Krivokhatsky, N. A., Shapoval & A. P. Shapoval, 2014 n. syn. of Myrmeleon bore (Tjeder, 1941); Myrmeleon montanus Navás, 1914 n. syn. of Myrmeleon trivialis Gerstaecker, 1885; Cueta elongata Navás, 1914 n. syn. of Cueta divisa Navás, 1912; Cueta externa Navás, 1914 n. syn. of Cueta indefinita Navás, 1914; Cueta gracilis Navás, 1924 n. syn. of Cueta indefinita Navás, 1914; Cueta simplicior Navás, 1934 n. syn. of Cueta indefinita Navás, 1914; Cueta pilosa Navás, 1934 n. syn. of Cueta indefinita Navás, 1914; Nesoleon scalaris Navás, 1912 n. syn. of Cueta pallens (Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834). "Nesoleon lepidus Klug." is a wrong combination (Banks 1913) and not extant species. Cueta dissimulata Navás, 1913 n. syn. of Cueta trivirgata (Gerstaecker, 1894); Dendroleon qiongana Yang, 2002 n. syn. of Gatzara caelestis (Krivokhatsky, 1997); Dendroleon angulineura C.-k. Yang, 1987 n. syn. of Gatzara jubilaea Navás, 1915; Myrmeleon contractus Walker, 1860 n. comb. of Layahima contracta (Walker, 1860); Layahima nebulosa Navás, 1912 n. syn. of Layahima contracta (Walker, 1860); Distoleon cubitalis (Navás, 1914) n. comb. of Banyutus cubitalis (Navás, 1914); Formicaleo feai Navás, 1915 n. syn. of Banyutus cubitalis (Navás, 1914); Cymatala pallora C.-k. Yang, 1986 n. comb. of Banyutus pallorus (C.-k. Yang, 1986) and n. syn. of Banyutus cubitalis (Navás, 1914); Creoleon maurus Navás, 1923 n. syn. of Creoleon lugdunensis (Villers, 1789); Creagris interrupta Navás, 1914 n. syn. of Creoleon mortifer (Walker, 1853); Creagris loanguana Navás, 1913 n. syn. of Creoleon mortifer (Walker, 1853); Creoleon nigritarsis Navás, 1921 n. syn. of Creoleon mortifer (Walker, 1853); Creagris venosus Navás, 1914 n. syn. of Creoleon mortifer (Walker, 1853); Neeles roscidus Navás, 1937 n. comb. of Distoleon roscidus (Navás, 1937) and n. syn. of Distoleon nefandus (Walker, 1853); Distoleon symphineurus C.-k. Yang, 1986 n. syn. of Distoleon solitarius (Hölzel, 1970); Macronemurus interruptus Kolbe, 1897 n. syn. of Distoleon sylphis (Gerstaecker, 1894); Formicaleo turbidus Navás, 1915 n. syn. of Distoleon sylphis (Gerstaecker, 1894); Formicaleo lambarenus Navás, 1921 n. syn. of Distoleon sylphis (Gerstaecker, 1894); Formicaleo gilsi Navás, 1933 n. syn. of Distoleon sylphis (Gerstaecker, 1894); Neeles muzanus Navás, 1922 n. comb. of Distoleon muzanus (Navás, 1922) and n. syn. of Distoleon sylphis (Gerstaecker, 1894); Feina languidus Navás, 1931 n. syn. of Distoleon tholloni (Navás, 1914); Neuroleon parvissimus Fraser, 1952 n. syn. of Geyria lepidula (Navás, 1912); Formicaleo dumontinus Navás, 1933 n. comb. of Macronemurus dumontinus (Navás, 1933) and n. syn. of Macronemurus appendiculatus (Latreille, 1807); Macronemurus schoutedeni Navás, 1930 n. syn. of Macronemurus loranthe Banks, 1911; Macronemurus jejunus Navás, 1912 n. syn. of Macronemurus melanthe Banks, 1911; Macronemurus ianthe Banks, 1911 n. syn. of Macronemurus perlatus (Gerstaecker, 1885); Macronemurus nuncius Navás, 1913 n. syn. of Macronemurus perlatus (Gerstaecker, 1885); Formicoleo fictus Navás, 1913 n. syn. of Macronemurus perlatus (Gerstaecker, 1885); Formicaleo neavinus Navás, 1913 n. comb. of Macronemurus neavinus (Navás, 1913) and n. syn. of Macronemurus perlatus (Gerstaecker, 1885); Macronemurus wittei Navás, 1932 n. syn. of Macronemurus perlatus (Gerstaecker, 1885); Neuroleon lukhtanovi Krivokhatsky, 1996 n. syn. of Neuroleon erato Hölzel, 1972; Neuroleon nubilus Navás, 1913 n. syn. of Neuroleon (Ganussa) tenellus (Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834); Tahulus sordidatus Navás, 1936 n. syn. of Pseudoformicaleo gracilis (Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834); Indoleon tacitus sinicus C.-k. Yang in C.-k. Yang & X.-l. Wang, 2002 n. syn. of Indoleon tacitus (Walker, 1853); Myrmeleon lagopus Gerstaecker, 1894 n. comb. of Nedroledon lagopus (Gerstaecker, 1894), Nedroledon striatus Hölzel, 1972 n. syn. of Nedroledon lagopus (Gerstaecker, 1894); Paraglenurus lotzi Miller & Stange, 1999 n. syn. of Paraglenurus pumilus Yang, 1997. 49 photographs of type specimens are presented

Ascalaphid studies X. Maezous maezousi sp. n. – a new ascalaphid species from the Philippines (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae)

Maezous maezousi sp.n. is a new species from the Philippines namely Palawan Island compared to Maezous princeps (Gerstaecker, 1894), Maezous lugubris (Gerstaecker, 1894) comb.n., Maezous jianfanglingana (Yang & Wang 2002) comb.n., Maezous tomijankae Ábrahám, 2008 and Malesianus harisi (Ábrahám, 2008) comb. n. Malesianus gen. n. is a new genus from Malesia, Malaysian archipelago, the type species is Maezous harisi Ábrahám, 2008 and its male has been characterized. The lectotype of Maezous lugubris (Gerstaecker, 1894) is designated. Suhplacsa fumiala Wang, X.-l.; Sun, M.-x.; Liang, A, 2008 (syn. n.) and Suhpalacsa ledrana Navás, 1913 (syn. n.) are junior synonyms of Maezous lugubris (Gerstaecker, 1894). Protacheron guangxiensis Sun et Wang, 2006 (syn. n.) is a junior synonym of Protacheron philippinensis (van der Weele, 1904). Ascalaphid fauna of the Philippines is listed and commented. With figs: 1-14

Somogy megye skorpiófátyolka faunájának katalógusa (Mecoptera) = Catalogue of the Scorpion Fly Fauna of Somogy County (Mecoptera)

No faunistical data to the scorpion fly fauna of Somogy county have been published yet. However, several undetenninated speciemens can be found in the insect collection of the Natural History Department of Somogy County Museum, Kaposvár

Nagylepke fauna felmérés a Baláta-tó Természetvédelmi Területen (Lepidoptera: Macrolepidoptera) = Large butterfly and moth fauna survey of the Lake Baláta Nature Reserve (Lepidoptera: Macrolepidoptera)

Between 1986-1997, large butterfly and moth fauna was examined in the Lake Baláta Nature Reserve (Somogy county). In 1987, a light trap was operated for a year in Kanizsaberek, the closest settlement to the protected area, and the further faunistic investigation was carried out by lighting in the other three points of the protected area. The butterflies were collected along forest roads, the narrow-gauge railway and deforestation area. During the investigation, 68 butterfly and 401 moth species were found. 8190 specimens were collected by the light trap, which belonging to 367 species. According to cited literature and the present study, the number of species known from the area is 504 (73 butterflies, 431 moths). The fauna is characterized by the high number of birch and alder consumer species, which can be related to the the moorland. The number of protected species is 43 and 5 species of Natura 2000 (Lycaena dispar, Maculinea nausithous, Maculinea teleius, Proserpinus proserpina, Euplagia quadripunctaria) were found

Somogy megye recésszárnyú-alkatúinak katalógusa (Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Neuroptera) = Checklist of the Neuropteroid Fauna of Somogy County (Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Neuroptera)

Eighty-six neuropteroid species (3 Megaloptera, 6 Raphidioptera, 77 Neuroptera) are known to occur in Somogy county; which is 65 percentage of the number of neuropteroids recorded in Hungary. The first faunistical records were published in 1900. However, no important research on the neuropteroid fauna was done until the mid-1980s. Intensive fieldwork was carried out later, especially in the larger nature conservation areas. The first Hungarian records of Aleuropteryx juniperi and Myrmeleon bore are from Somogy county. Occurrence of three species (Acanthaclisis occitanica, Myrmecaelurus punctulatus and Hemerobius simulans), previously reported from the area, has not been confirmed during the fieldwork of the last fifteen years

Neuroleon tarimensis sp. n. – a new ant-lion from Taklamakan desert, China (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

Neuroleon tarimensis sp. n. is described from China and compared to Asiatic Neuroleon species: Neuroleon erato Hölzel, 1972, Neuroleon zakharenkoi Krivokhatsky, 1996, Neuroleon marcopolo Hölzel, 1970, Neuroleon fanaticus (McLachlan, 1875), Neuroleon nemausiensis (Borkhausen, 1791), Neuroleon nigriventris (Navás, 1913), Neuroleon dianae Hölzel, 1972, Neuroleon punjabensis Iqbal & Yousuf 1997, Neuroleon unpunctatus Ghosh, 1981, Neuroleon apicalis Navás, 1915 and Neuroleon roscidus (Navás, 1937)

Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Halter (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae)

This paper summarizes all information on the genus Halter living in South Western Palearctic and West Oriental regions. The type and non type materials are preserved in different collections, they were reidentified and seven taxa were checked. Halter halteratus (Forskål, 1775) is a widespread species in North Africa and South West Asia. Halter libratus Navás, 1910 (syn. n.) from Sudan is a new junior synonym of Halter halteratus (Forskål, 1775). Halter nutans Navás, 1910 spreads only in South West Asia. The type specimen of Halter albostigma (Westwood, 1874) was mislabelled since all species of the genus are known only from the South Western Palearctic to the West Oriental area. Recently, Halter albostigma (Westwood, 1874) was recorded in South East Pakistan. The examined material agrees well morphologically with the type specimen. The type specimen of Eretmoptera neglecta Navás, 1910 has been recently found and checked. It also proved to be a synonym of Barbibucca biremis (Kolbe, 1900) and the type came from South Africa not from Oriental as it was considered before. Nemopistha sinica C.-k. Yang, 1986 from South China is a valid species but generic revision is needed in the future. With 25 figures