On Afromantispa and Mantispa (Insecta, Neuroptera, Mantispidae): elucidating generic boundaries

By

Snyman, Louwtjie
Sole, Catherine
Ohl, Michael

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

523

Pages

89-97

Subjects

Afromantispa , Afrotropics , Mantispa , Mantispidae , Palearctic

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.523.6068

 

Abstract

The genus Afromantispa Snyman & Ohl, 2012 was recently synonymised with Mantispa Illiger, 1798 by Monserrat (2014). Here morphological evidence is presented in support of restoring the genus Afromantispa stat. rev. to its previous status as a valid and morphologically distinct genus. Twelve new combinations (comb. n.) are proposed as species of Afromantispa including three new synonyms.