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-27-29, Mantispa styriaca macho: 27, porción terminal del abdomen, vista dorsal (ampliadas algunas setas); 28, idem, vista ventral (ampliadas algunas estructuras); 29, complejo catoprocesos-gonarco, parámeros, vista ventral; 30-31, Mantispa aphavexelte macho: 30, margen caudal del 9° esternito; 31, mediunco; 32-33, Mantispa perla macho: 32, margen caudal del 9° esternito; 33, mediunco. (cp: catoprocesos. ep: ectoprocto, g: gonarco, m: mediunco, p: parámeros, S: esternito, T: terguito). Escala en mm. -27-29, Mantispa styriaca male: 27, terminal portion of abdomen, dorsal view (some magnified setae); 28, ditto, ventral view (some magnified structures); 29, catoprocessus-gonarcus-paramera complex, ventral view; 30-31, Mantispa perla male: 30, caudal margin of 9th esternite; 31, mediuncus; 32-33, Mantispa aphavexelte male: 32, caudal margin of 9th esternite; 33, mediuncus. (cp: catoprocessus, ep: ectoproct, g: gonarcus, m: mediuncus, p: paramera, S: esternite, T: terguite). Scale in mm.
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En esta revisión se recopila toda la información existente sobre las cuatro especies de mantíspidos (Insecta, Neuropterida, Neuroptera: Mantispidae) presentes en la Península Ibérica y Baleares. Partiendo de los datos generales conocidos sobre esta familia y estas especies, se incluye una clave de identificación para las especies ibéricas y, en bas...
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... Snyman et al. (2012) lo conside- ran sinónimo de Sagittalata Handschin, 1959c: 215 [(Especie tipo por designación original: Mantispilla hilaris Navás, 1925: 573 (como "Sagittalata hilaris (Navás 1924) sic")], hecho que no compartimos. Los caracteres diagnósticos utilizados por estos autores para Mantispa y Sagittalata/Perlamantispa vuelven a ser muy sutiles y superficiales: presencia-ausencia de mancha alargada sobre las coxas [presentes tanto en M. perla como en M. styriaca, las especies tipo de ambos géneros (Figs. 25, 36)], pterostigma más o menos alargado [M. incorrupta n. sp. presenta pterostigmas más triangulares y semejantes a M. sty- riaca, pero es de morfología externa (especialmente el pronoto) y alar muy diferente (Figs. 23-26, 44-48), protórax con o sin setas [todas las especies europeas asignables a cualquiera de estos géneros las poseen (Figs. 23, 24, 34, 35, 39, 40, 44, 45)], con o sin sur- cos transversales [presentes tanto en M. perla como en M. aphavexelte (Figs. 34, 35, 39, 40)], etc., se nos antojan caracteres que no parecen ser demasiado "contundentes" a nivel genéro y, en cualquier caso, son caracteres que no serían aceptables en la diagno- sis genérica en otras familias de neurópteros, espe- cialmente cuando sus estructuras genitales son de idéntico tipo y organización (Figs. 27-33, 49-58), y ciertos caracteres utilizados por estos autores: ecto- procto más o menos hinchado, o mediuncus visible en vista dorsal es compartido por todas estas espe- cies (Figs. 27-33, 48-53). A pesar de estas nuevas manifestaciones, seguimos sin tener argumentos para poder considerar válido el género ...
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... The distal third of the antennae of the fossil appears to be lighter in colour as preserved and the texture of the prothorax seems to lack an obvious ornamentation, yet in fact both aspects remain unclear due to preservation, mostly because of the presence of Verlumung. Moreover, the integrity of Afromantispa has been put into question (Monserrat 2014). On the other hand, the inability to access the hind wing and the genitalia of the specimen would preclude a certain generic assignment of the present fossil for the sake of caution. ...
Mantis lacewings (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) are prominent and charismatic predatory representatives of Insecta. Nevertheless, representatives of the group are surprisingly scarce in Paleogene deposits after a relative abundance of specimens known from Creta-ceous. Here we present Mantispa? damzenogedanica sp. nov., representing the first adult of Mantispidae described from Baltic amber and the only Eocene adult mantispid hitherto preserved in amber. The new fossil species is also among the earliest representatives of Mantispinae, certainly the oldest adult of this group described from amber. Additionally, we discuss the changes through time in the ecological morphospace within Mantispidae based on the morphological diversity (≈disparity) of the raptorial legs. Possible explanations for the post-Cretaceous decline in the morphological diversity of mantis lacewings are posited.
... Myrmeleontidae and Mantispidae had the smallest number of genera and species; despite previous records from a wide altitudinal range (sea level to ca. 3000 m) [80,85,99,265,266,302,303]; herein, both families had most species at low and medium altitudes (between 600 and 1500 m), with a decrease in the number of species up to 2000 m, and absence at altitudes higher than 3000 m. These families have been reported with higher species richness in tropical and warm environments, occurring less frequently or being absent in cold climates and high mountain areas [19,284,285], yet with few species reported between 2000 and 4000 m in Europe [304]. At the volcano, the maximum altitudinal record for these families was above 2000 m, with Myrmeleon (M.) uniformis and Zeugomantispa minuta. ...
Approximately 340 species of ten families of Neuroptera have been recorded from Mexico. The Tacaná volcano, reaching an elevation of 4092 m a.s.l., is the northernmost representative of the Central American Nucleus volcanic range. Recent survey efforts of the Neuroptera diversity of the Tacaná volcano, Chiapas, along an altitudinal gradient, increased the known fauna of this order in Mexico by 31 species and two genera: Biramus Oswald, 1993 (Hemerobiidae), and Titanochrysa Sosa & Freitas, 2012 (Chrysopidae), with extension of the known distributional range of 25 species of five families. Most of the new country records are from species previously known only from Central and South America. The lacewing fauna of Chiapas is updated from 91 to 147 species. The Neuroptera of the Tacaná volcano is mostly Neotropical with some taxa of Nearctic affinity restricted to medium and high elevations. More than 80% of the Tacaná volcano lacewing species also occur in the Brazilian subregion, especially the Mesoamerican and Pacific domains. Neuropteran species were recorded from 650 to more than 3500 m a.s.l. A higher species richness was present between 600 and 1700 m, with a few species occurring at altitudes above 3000 m. A species checklist and an identification key to the genera of Neuroptera of the Tacaná volcano are provided.
... The Neuropterida fauna of Pakistan is understudied and has not previously been comprehensively catalogued or reviewed. Most of the faunistic work undertaken to date has been published by the European and American entomologists working on taxonomically restricted parts of the fauna: e.g., Ábrahám (2014), Ábrahám & Mészáros (2002Ábrahám & Mészáros ( , 2006, H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck (1967b), Aspöck et al. (1982), Aspöck & Randolf (2014), Canard & Thierry (2014), Dobosz & Ábrahám (2009Dobosz & Ábrahám ( , 2007, Dobosz et al. (2016), Hölzel (1973Hölzel ( , 1978, Kimmins (1943Kimmins ( , 1960, Krivokhatsky et al. (2015), Meinander (1981Meinander ( , 1990, Mészáros & Ábrahám (2003Mészáros & Ábrahám ( , 2005, Monserrat (2014Monserrat ( , 2001, Ohl (2004), Oswald (1998, Stange (2004), Sziráki (1998Sziráki ( , 1999Sziráki ( , 2000, Sziráki & Mirmoayedi (2012), Tjeder (1963), and Whittington (2002). A smaller amount of work has been published in recent decades by authors from Pakistan or adjacent regions, e.g., Ari et al. (2007), Akhtar et al. (2018), Ghosh (2000), Iqbal & Yousuf (1990, 1991a, b, 1992, Mirmoayedi et al. (2012), Nasreen et al. (2004), and Sultan et al. (2017). ...
... Type locality: Unknown. Distribution: Pakistan: Sindh prov., Mirpur Khas div., Tharparkar dist., Islamkot,-Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Eastern Greece, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Middle East (widespread)Monserrat 2014). ...
The first comprehensive catalogue of the extant Neuropterida of Pakistan is presented, and the known distributions of all of these species from Pakistan are summarized. The fauna, as presently known, comprises 113 species in 63 genera and 11 families, but this certainly attributes to a significant under-representation of the true fauna. Eighteen species are presently known only from Pakistan and are possibly endemic. The biogeography and several related aspects of the fauna are discussed.
... Species of Mantispidae are characterized by a modified, raptorial, first pair of legs and an elongated prothorax. This family includes four subfamilies: Calomantispinae, Drepanicinae, Mantispinae, and Symphrasinae (Hoffman 2002;Monserrat 2014). The genus Climaciella Enderlein belongs to Mantispinae; it currently contains nine valid species, eight from the New World and a fossil one from Europe (Hoffman 1992;Oswald 2018). ...
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... A new species of Chrysoperla Steimann, C. heidarii, has been described byHenry et al. 2014 from Eastern Aegean islands (Samos, Greece), Lesser Caucasus Mountains (Armenia and Georgia), and northern Iran. A previous synonym of Chrysopa pallens Rambur, 1838, has been considered as valid species as Chrysopa gibeauxi(Leraut, 1989) byTillier et al. 2014 and has been found in France, Poland, Finland and North Korea.A new species of the genus Mantispa Illiger, M. incorrupta, has been described by Monserrat(Monserrat 2014a) from Central Spain.Description:The Fauna Europaea database contains the scientific names of all living European land and freshwater animal species, including numerous infra-groups and synonyms. More details about the conceptual background of Fauna Europaea and standards followed are described in the project description papers.Raphidiidae: The number of species in the database is 74, in addition there are, however, 7 subspecies (in addition to the nominate subspecies). ...
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The orders Neuroptera and Raphidioptera include the species of insects known as lacewings and snake-flies, respectively. In Portugal, these groups account for over 100 species, some of which are very difficult to identify by morphological analysis. This work is the first to sample and DNA sequence lacewings and snakeflies of Portugal. A reference collection was built with captured specimens that were identified morphologically. DNA barcode sequences of 658 bp were obtained from 243 specimens of 54 species. The results showed that most species can be successfully identified through DNA barcoding, with the exception of seven species of Chrysopidae (Neuroptera). Additionally, the first published distribution data are presented for Portugal for the neuropterans Gymnocnemia variegata (Schneider, 1845) and Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus (Pallas, 1771).
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Entanoneura batesella (Westwood, 1867) (Insecta: Neuroptera: Mantispidae) is reported for the first time as a predator to the egg sac of the crab spider Epicadus heterogaster (Guérin, 1829) (Arachnida: Araneae: Thomisidae). In Cerro Ñaju, Calzada Larga, Chilibre, Panama. Additionally, relevant ecological aspects of the parasitoid and its interaction with the host are mentioned.
Keywords: Predator, Neuroptera, crab spiders, Thomisidae, egg sacks.
