Crambomorphus, McLachlan, 1867

Mansell, Mervyn W., 2018, Antlions of southern Africa: genus Crambomorphus McLachlan, 1867, including extra-limital species (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Palparinae: Palparini), Zootaxa 4382 (3), pp. 465-500 : 466-467

Key to species of Crambomorphus

1. Taxa from Africa...................................................................................... 2

- Taxa from Madagascar................................................................................. 5

2. Wings lanceolate ( Figs 40, 41 , 75 )................................................... C. karrooanus (Péringuey) .

- Wing with hind margins sinuate.......................................................................... 3

3. Hind margin of forewing with acute protuberance ( Figs 29, 30 , 74 ); posterior margin of pronotum black..................................................................................................... C. namibicus sp. nov.

- Hind margin of forewing with sinuation smooth (e.g. Figs 2 , 72 )................................................ 4

4. Wings narrow with acute apices ( Figs 16, 17 , 73 ); stripe along posterior margin of forewing narrow ( Figs 16, 17 )..........

.................................................................................. C. kalaharicus sp. nov. - Wings broader, tips not as acute as in C. kalaharicus (see Figs 1 , 3 , 4 , 72 ); stripe along posterior margin of forewing broad ( Figs 1 , 2, 3 ); thorax densely hirsute ( Figs 3 , 72 )............................................. C. sinuatus (Olivier) . 5. Wings lanceolate ( Figs 53, 54 )............................................. C. madagascariensis (van der Weele) .

- Wing hind margins sinuate ( Fig. 63 )................................................ C. grandidieri van der Weele.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Holotype, Myrmeleon sinuatum Olivier, 1811, (Crambomorphus sinuatus). Rijksmuseum, Leiden. Photo: J. van Tol.

FIGURE 63.Crambomorphus grandidieri. Male habitus (Forewing length 62 mm).

FIGURES 40–41. Crambomorphus karrooanus. 40, male habitus (Forewing length 50 mm); 41, female habitus (Forewing length 58 mm).

FIGURES 72–75. Wing profiles of southern African Crambomorphus species. 72, C. sinuatus; 73, C. kalaharicus; 74, C. namibicus; 75, C. karrooanus. Arrows indicate distinguishing features.

FIGURES29–30. Crambomorphus namibicus n.sp.29, male Holotype habitus (Forewing length 68 mm); 30, female Paratype habitus (forewing length 73 mm).

FIGURES 2–3. Crambomorphus sinuatus: 2, male habitus (Forewing length 65 mm); 3, female habitus (forewing length 75 mm).

FIGURES 16–17. Crambomorphus kalaharicus n.sp. 16, male habitus (Forewing length 60 mm); 17, female habitus (Forewing length 71 mm).

FIGURES4–9. Crambomorphussinuatus. Male terminalia:4, lateral; 5, ventral; 6, dorsal; 7,Hypandrium internumventral; 8, Hypandrium internum lateral; 9, sternite 9 detail. Epr = Ectoproct, Gb = Gonarcal bulla, Pa = Paramere, T9 = Tergite 9, IX = Sternite 9.

FIGURES 53–54. Crambomorphus madagascariensis: 53, male habitus (Forewing length 68mm); 54, female habitus (forewing length 72 mm).