New Philippine species of Spilosmylus Kolbe (Neuroptera, Osmylidae)

By

Badano, Davide
Winterton, Shaun L. (Shaun Leslie)

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

712

Pages

29-42

Subjects

lance lacewings , Malesia , Oriental region , Osmylidae , Spilosmylinae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.712.19883

 

Abstract

New species of lance lacewings, Spilosmylus spilopteryx sp. n. and Spilosmylus tephrodestigma sp. n., are described from the Philippines and compared with congeners. Both species are characterised by a distinctive wing pattern, which in the case of Spilosmylus spilopteryx sp. n. is relatively spectacular among lacewings. An identification key to the species of Spilosmylus Kolbe known from the Philippines is also provided.