New species of the genus Nipponeurorthus Nakahara, 1958 (Neuroptera: Nevrorthidae) from China

XINGYUE LIU; HORST ASPÖCK; ULRIKE ASPÖCK

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3838.2.7

Issue: Vol. 3838 No. 2: 17 Jul. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-07-17

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3838.2.7

Page range: 224–232

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**New species of the genus Nipponeurorthus Nakahara, 1958 (Neuroptera: Nevrorthidae) from China**

XINGYUE LIU⁺⁻
HORST ASPÖCK⁺⁻
ULRIKE ASPÖCK⁺⁻

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Medical Parasitology, Medical University (MUW), Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria.

Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Zweite Zoologische Abteilung, Burgring 7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria.

Neuropterida Nevrorthiformia new taxa identification key

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Abstract

The lacewing family Nevrorthidae is one of the most mysterious groups of Neuroptera. Here we describe two new species of the genus Nipponeurorthus Nakahara, 1958 from China, namely Nipponeurorthus damingshanicus sp. nov. and Nipponeurorthus furcatus sp. nov. A key to the species of Nipponeurorthus is provided. Phylogenetic and biogeographic considerations on Nipponeurorthus are summarized.