Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok VI. - Natura Somogyiensis 19. (Kaposvár, 2010)

ÁBRAHÁM L. & DOBOSZ D.: Contribution to the ant-lion and owl-fly fauna of Madagascar with description new taxa (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae)

132 NATURA SOMOGYIENSIS Fig. 12: Habitus of Botjederinus cephalotes (McLachlan, 1871) Thorax: Pronotum narrow with long marginal hairs. Mesonotum with rather sparse soft hairs. Metanotum and sides with long soft hairs. Leg short. Femora as long as tibiae. Tarsus longer than tibiae. Segment 1-4 subequal together as long as segment 5 on fore and middle legs. Segment 1 longer than segment 2 or 3; segment 5 shorter than segment 1-4 combined on hind leg. Spurs of fore and middle legs as long as tarsal segment 1-2 together, spur on hind leg as long as basal tarsus. Wing: Elongate oval with rounded apices. Fore wing considerably longer than hind wing. Membrane transparent, pterostigma disctinct. Apical area with two rows of cells. Anal area of fore wing with rounded apex. Venation not dense. Cu2 and A

1 fused beyond anal angle in fore wing. 5 radial cross-veins before origin of Rs in fore wing, 2-3 in hind wing. Hind wing with long and soft anal hairs basally. Abdomen: Somewhat shorter than wings. Tergite 1 split with long soft hairs otherwise pubescence spare and short. Male: Ectoproct with strong elongated and inwardly bent processus with stiff setae (Fig. 13. A). Gonarcus hood-like, parameres fused to gonarcus, pelta present, pulvini bag-like with long setae (Fig. 13. B, C). Female: ectoproct oval, ventrovalve rather large, interdens present (Fig. 13. D). Sexual dimorphism present. Male slightly larger than female, with nodulated distal flagellar segments. Distribution: The new genus is known from Madagascar. Etymology: The generic name is dedicated to Dr. Bo Tjeder who was one of the greatest neuropterologist in the 20th centaury and wrote the first comphrehensive monograph on African Ascalaphidae (TJEDER 1992, TJEDER & HANSSON 1992).