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Issue: Vol. 5642 No. 4: 30 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5642.4.1
Page range: 301-316
Abstract views: 91
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Cymothales manselli sp. nov.: an unexpected new antlion species widely distributed in the Afrotropics (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Dendroleontinae)

Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China; Department of Entomology; China Agricultural University; Beijing 100193; China
Department of Evolutionary Biology; University of Vienna; 1030 Vienna; Austria; Zoological Department II; Natural History Museum of Vienna; 1010 Vienna; Austria
Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine; Medical Parasitology; Medical University of Vienna (MUW); 1090 Vienna; Austria
Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China; Department of Entomology; China Agricultural University; Beijing 100193; China
Neuroptera lacewing taxonomy Africa Madagascar Comoros

Abstract

The identity of the widely distributed Afrotropical antlion species Cymothales bouvieri van der Weele, 1907 was herein revised. Based on detailed morphological comparisons, only the populations distributed in Madagascar and the Comoros are confirmed to be the true C. bouvieri. However, the so-called C. bouvieri from the African continent is a new species, i.e., C. manselli sp. nov. Additionally, the occurrence of some myrmeleontid species in both Madagascar and the African continent is discussed, and the accuracy of these distribution patterns requires further clarification in the future.

 

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How to Cite

Zheng, Y., Aspöck, U., Aspöck, H. & Liu, X. (2025) Cymothales manselli sp. nov.: an unexpected new antlion species widely distributed in the Afrotropics (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Dendroleontinae). Zootaxa, 5642 (4), 301–316. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.4.1