Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok 14. - Natura Somogyiensis 30. / Miscellanea 14. (Kaposvár, 2016)
Ábrahám L.: New data to the Moroccan Myrmeleontiformia (Neompteridae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae) fauna
Natura Somogyiensis 30: 75-138. Kaposvár, 2017 HU ISSN 20613067 www.smmi.hu/termtud/ns/ns.htm Submitted: 25.04, 2017; Accepted: 30.04, 2017; Published: 30.06, 2017 New data to the Moroccan Myrmeleontiformia (Nemopteridae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae) fauna Levente Ábrahám Rippl-Rónai Museum, H-7400 Kaposvár Fő utca 10., Hungary e-mail: labraham@smmi.hu Ábrahám, L.: New data to the Moroccan Myrmeleontiformia (Nemopteridae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae) fauna. Abstract: Between 2008-2010 the author six times three-week-long collecting trips were carried out in Morocco. During this survey, total of 2369 specimens (Nemopteridae: 52, Myrmeleontidae: 2089, Ascalaphidae: 228) were collected by net, light and portable light trap methods. 6 nemopterid, 53 myrmeleon- tid and 8 ascalaphid species were found. A total of 41% (28 species) of the collected species were the first record for the Moroccan fauna. Palpares martini Weele, 1907 syn. n., and Palpares germaini Navás, 1919 syn. n. are new junior synonyms of Palpares angustus Mclachlan, 1898; Solter micheli sp. n. is a new species compared to Solter naevipennis Navás, 1913. New synonyms are Cueta arenosa (Navás, 1913) syn. n. a new junior synonym of Cueta lineosa (Rambur, 1842); Neuroleon danieli (Lacroix 1922) syn. n., a new junior synonym of Neuroleon gafsanus (Navás, 1921) comb. n., Distoleon divisus (Navás, 1913) syn. n. a new junior synonym of Neuroleon cuigneti (Navás, 1912) comb, n., Neuroleon egenus stirpis Steffan, 1971 without description is a nomen nudum but Neuroleon stirpis Steffan, 1975 stat. n., is a valid species. Creoleon antennatus (Navás, 1914) syn. n. and Creoleon arenosus (Navás, 1934) syn. n. are new junior synonyms of Creoleon neurasthenicus (Navás, 1913). Creoleon surcoufi (Navás, 1912) syn. n. is a junior synonym of Creoleon cinerascens (Navás, 1912). Ascalaphus hyalinus Navás, 1921 syn. n. is a new junior synonym of Stylascalaphus krueperi (van der Weele, 1909) comb. n. Cueta impar Navás, 1932, Neuroleon gafsanus (Navás, 1921) and Stylascalaphus Sziráki, 1998 taxa were redescribed. The paper contains short characterization of the species in taxonomic, morphologic, habitat and distribution point of view. An annotated checklist of the Moroccan Nemopteridae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae fauna was compiled. With 56 figs. Keywords: new species, new synonym, Nemopteridae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae, Morocco Introduction Morocco is located in the North Africa along the Atlantic coast. Its surface is dominated by the Atlas Mountains and the Anti Atlas Mountains as well as their submountain regions. The Sahara Desert reaches the country’s border from east side. Nowadays, the coastal, flat or low-lying areas are cultivated by intensive agriculture, as a result the biodiversity of these parts is rather low. The sand and stone deserts, coastal dunes and dry river valleys, the medium high and eremial high ranges can be found close to each other and different types of habitat alternate each other in short distances. The variety of the terrain and the dry climate are very favourable for the fauna of Myrmeleontiformia.
