Review of Hemerobiidae (Insecta:Neuroptera) from Egypt, with a new record | ||
African Journal of Biological Sciences | ||
Article 6, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 63-71 PDF (283.35 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/ajbs.2019.63988 | ||
Authors | ||
Hayam El Hamouly* ; Rabab Sawaby | ||
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams Univ., Abbassia-Cairo, Egypt | ||
Abstract | ||
The Egyptian fauna of family Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) is reviewed. Three species belonging to two genera; Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) navasi (Andreu, 1911), Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) nervosus (Fabricius, 1793) and Sympherobius (Sympherobius) fallax Navas, 1908 are recognized, with the first species is a new record for the Neuroptera fauna of Egypt. Male genetalia of W. navasi and W. nervosus are dissected and photographed. A key to Egyptian taxa is included together with color images. Synonyms, diagnoses, specimen examined and distributional data are also given. | ||
Keywords | ||
Brown lacewing; Hemerobiidae; Neuroptera; Predators; Distribution; new record | ||
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