A new genus and species of owlfly from eastern and southern Africa (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae)
Author
Michel, Bruno
Author
Mansell, Mervyn W.
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2018
2018-03-14
413
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journal article
30486
10.5852/ejt.2018.413
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Dorsomitus neavei
(
Kimmins, 1949
)
gen. et comb. nov.
Fig. 1
Disparomitus neavei
Kimmins, 1949
: 13
, fig. 5.
Diagnosis
Male
Prongs of the forked projection of abdominal segment 1 of male as long as wide (
Fig. 1D
). Side and dorsal part of the abdominal tergites 2 and 3 of male with slender erect brown setae (
Fig. 1D–E
).
Material examined
Holotype
MALAWI
:
♂
,
Mulanje
(“
Nyasaland
,
Mlanje
”),
-16.03
,
35.50
, alt.
634 m
,
4 Dec. 1912
,
S.A. Neave
leg. (
NHMUK 1913-140
) (
Fig. 1A
).
Remarks
The male of
D. neavei
was described in detail by
Kimmins (1949)
. In addition, the mesothoracic prescutum manifests a dark oval marking divided medially by a narrow longitudinal clear line (
Fig. 1A
). Dorsal part of mesoscutum with an elongate dark marking. Lateral and ventral part of thorax lighter than the dorsal part (
Fig. 1B
). First abdominal tergite developed into a bifurcate projection with the prongs as long as wide. Its surface is striated (
Fig. 1D
). Lateral surfaces of the second and third abdominal tergites covered with slender erect setae, similar setae also present dorsally (
Fig. 1C
). Third abdominal sternite yellowish with two basal black shiny areas and two sinuate dark lines (
Fig. 1E
). Gonarcus-parameres complex as in
Fig.
1F
.
Distribution
Known from Malawi (
Fig. 4
).