Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok VII. - Natura Somogyiensis 22. (Kaposvár, 2012)
Ábrahám L.: "On the other hand, what is this Eastern aeschnoides?" Morton 1926 - an undescribed Palpares species from the Eastern Mediterranean (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)
90 Natura Somogyiensis Legs: Coxae black with dense pale hairs. Femora shining black with rigid and black bristles and short white hairs. Tibiae slightly shorter than femora. Tibiae yellowish brown dorsally, black ventrally and with stiff and black bristles. Tarsal segments 1-4 subequal; segment 5 as long as segments 1-4 combined. Tarsi black with stiff and black setae. Tibial spurs as long as segment 1-2 together. Tibial spurs and claws brown. Wings: Fore wing: 39 mm long, 14 mm wide. Hind wing: 38 mm long, 13 mm wide. Membrane transparent with large and small brown spots. Venation yellow but brown in spotted areas. Pterostigma indistinct pale yellowish. Male with pillula axillaries. Abdomen: 27 mm long. Tergite yellow with large black pattem. Hairs on tergite 1-3 medium long soft and pale and on other tergites short black. Stemites shining black, margins yellow with short and white hairs. Genitalia: Male. Ectoproct with postventral processus (Figs. 25-26. and 29-30.). Processus divided by inner angle (iame - inner angle of male ectoproct) into two unequal parts. Proportion of proximal part of processus considerably shorter than distal part. Shape of gonarcus and parameres complex as in Figs. 31-33. Paratype females: (Figs: 13 and 23) Forewing: 29-30 mm long, 7 mm wide. Hind wing: 27-28 mm long, 6.5 mm wide; abdomen 19-20 mm long. Females slightly larger than males. Wings wider than those of males. Otherwise like holotype. Diagnosis: The new species is very similar to those species {Palpares libelloides, Palpares hispanus, Palpares chrysopterus) which live in Eastern Mediterranean. Their areas may overlap partially but based on morphological features they can be distinguished from each other. Palpares libelloides and Palpares chrysopterus are significantly larger than the new species. The hind wing spots and bands of Palpares libelloides are much smaller and light brown (Fig. 37), while the same spots of Palpares chrysopterus are larger and dark brown (Fig. 38). The hind wing spots and their colour on hind wing of Palpares assyriorum sp. n. (Fig. 40) are similar those of Palpares chrysopterus. Table 1: Comparative matrix for species of libeiloides-group Features P. libetbides P. chrysopterus P. hispanus P. assyriorum sp.n. irons brown and yellowish dark brown to black shining datk brown shining dark brown size large very large medium small length of FW (mm) male: 52-58 mm male: 54-56 mm male: 45-55 mm male: 3845 mm female: 55-60 mm female: 65-68 mm female: 50-57 mm female: 4448 mm shape of wing narrow narrow wide wide basal brand of FW missing or small large missing or small medium marginal spots of H W few rather large many many small few rather large subba sal spot of HW mere a point, not touch to subcosta large touch to subcosta in a section large, not touch to subcosta large, touch to subcosta in one point pattern of abdomen longitudinal lines boardly and transversaly banded boardly and transversaly banded boardly and transversaly banded position of inner angle on male ectoproct weakly developed well developed well develop ed well developed
