A new species of the mantidfly genus Euclimacia from Vietnam (Neuroptera, Mantispidae)

By

Ehlers, Sarah
Li, Hongyu
Kirschey, Lukas
Ohl, Michael

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-10-21

Original Publication

Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift

Volume

71

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

255--264

Subjects

Adaption , Lacewings , mimicry , new species , parasitoid , polymorphism , sexual dimorphism , Southeast Asia , wasp mimic

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Berlin Nicolai'sche Verlags-Buchandlung 1881-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.71.123553

 

Abstract

A new species of the family Mantispidae (Neuroptera) from Vietnam is described. Euclimacia radioquaesentissp. nov. shows a unique colour pattern, which is distinctive within the genus. The colouration and morphology of both sexes of the new species are described in detail and illustrated. The naming of the new species is linked to a popular citizen-science event in choosing the name for this species (and three other species from different undescribed species by taxonomists of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin).