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

Pit building ant-lion larvae effect to the distribution of the substrate particles in their microhabitats

The distribution of the size of the substrate particles in and around the pits of the pit-building antlion larvae was examined at two different types of microhabitats (open and protected). Samples of substrate were taken from the side of the pits, from the edges of the pits and from 3 cm and 10 cm away from the edges of the pit. The size of the substrate particles taken 10 cm away from the edge is considered to be characteristic for the microhabitat. The samplings consisted of different quality of substrates such as sand, loess, clay and they were taken at all three larvae stages. The samples were divided into fractions by a sieve series and the distribution of the weight percentage of the granulation was analyzed. In order to compare the samples the cluster analysis and statistical tests were used. The preference calculations were performed with Ivlev's index of preference (Ei minimum -1; Ei maximum +1). In this respect the distribution of sandy area in the Carpathian Basin is in correspondence with the distribution of the pit-building ant-lion larvae living in open habitats. The preference of the ant-lion larvae living in protected habitat does not depend on the bedrock. The investigation proved that the substrate has particular spatial distribution in the pits and their environment (microhabitat). While building and repairing the pit, the larvae gather the fine particles in the pit and throw the bigger particles further out from the pit. The spatial distribution of the particle size of the substrate can be actively influenced by the chitin bristles and teeth of the mandibles and head of the larvae. Statistical analysis has proved that the particle size preference does not depend on the development stage of the larvae, it is not species dependent and it does not depend on the quality of the substrate as well. The preferred particle size of the pit-building ant-lion larvae was determined by the physical characteristics (particle size, to what extent they were cemented) of the substrate (sand, loess, clay) which is typical of the habitat. The present and the earlier studies suggest that Euroleon nostras, and very likely other pit-building species living in protected microhabitat, chose their habitats providing less food besides optimal particle size and thermal conditions. On the other hand, the species occurring in open habitats such as Myrmeleon bore, live in habitats with bigger food supply but with extreme thermal conditions and coarser particle size

"On the other hand, what is this Eastern aeschnoides?" (Morton 1926) – an undescribed Palpares species from the Eastern Mediterranean (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

This paper summarizes the history of Palpares libelloides (Linnaeus, 1764) and related taxa described from the Mediterranean in the neuropterological literature. Based on these results Palpares assyriorum sp. n. from Syria, Jordan, Turkey and Israel is described. Libellula turcica Petiver & Empson, 1767 is a new homonym of Libellula Linnaeus 1758 (Odonata) (hom. n.) and a new synonym of Palpares libelloides (Linnaeus, 1764) (syn. n.). Palpares aeschnoides is a nomen nudum, only a collection name. Palpares chrysopterus Navás, 1910 is a valid taxon and Palpares turcicus Koçak, 1976 (syn. n.) is a new junior synonym of Palpares chrysopterus Navás, 191

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