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Ábrahám L.: New data to the Moroccan Myrmeleontiformia (Neompteridae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae) fauna

Ábrahám, L.: New data to the Moroccan Myrmeleontiformia fauna 79

Subfamily Nemopterinae Burmeister, 1839

Brevistoma bardii (Navás, 1914)

Specimens examined: Morocco Erg Hamada Mhamid 573m W05°35’41.8” N29°50’51.9” 27.06, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Malgay V., Szalóki D. 1(J.

Remarks: Güsten (2003) rank it into a new combination. Only one specimen was collected in a dry sandy dune area during the survey.

Distribution'. It is known only in North Africa: Algeria, Lybia (Aspöck et al. 2001), Tunisia (Güsten 2003). This species is new record for the Moroccan fauna.

Halter halteratus (Forskál, 1775)

Specimens examined: Morocco 6km Ait Saoun 1606m N30°42’22.5” W06°35’59.0” 06.25, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. 1$; Morocco 5km from Tissint 647m N29°52’20.0” W07°16’45.8” 07.05, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Fábián Gy., Rozner Gy. 4c? 4$; 12.06, 2010 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek T., Wágner L. 1$; Morocco 13km SW from Agdz 1050m N30°39’11.6” W06°33’51.2” 13.06, 2010 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek T., Wágner L. \<$ 1$; 16.06, 2010 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek T., Wágner L. 3c? 1$.

Remarks: Fabricius (1798) published a new record from Morocco, which is the western part of the present known distribution of Halter halteratus. According to Guérin- Méneville (1829-1838), Fabricius (1798) confused this Moroccan specimen with Lertha extensa (Olivier, 1811). Although, Lertha extensa is known only in the eastern part of Mediterranean but a similar and later described species, Lertha barbara (Klug, 1836) lives in the western part of North Africa, so Fabricius (1798) characterized the later mentioned species as it is commented by Monserrat (1988-1989).

Distribution: It was cited from Morocco by Monserrat et al. (1990), Aspöck & Holzel (1996), Hölzel (1999), Aspöck et al. (2001) and Monserrat (2008). Its distribution was summarized by Ábrahám (2014). It is a widespread species in the Saharan zone as well as in SW Asia (Arabian Peninsula).

Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Palparinae Banks, 1911

Tribe Palparini Banks, 1911

Palpares hispanus Hagen, 1860

Specimens examined: Marokko Meknes Tanger 06.07, 1992 Leg. Mrácek 1$; Morocco 5km N from Reserves de Granka 947m W07°32’21,2” N31°32’36,7” 22.06, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. lc?; 22-23.06, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Malgay V., Szalóky D. 2c? 1$; Morocco 3km from Chafami 1519m W08°22’40.5” N30°50’04.8” 29.06, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. lc? 3$; Morocco 5km from Anezol 1533m W07°17’59.1” N30°47’21.7” 02.07, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. 1$; 10.06, 2010 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek L., Wágner L. 1$; Morocco Tiz-n-Tichka 2089m W07°22’8.8” N31°18’26.7” 23.06, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. 2$ 3$; 03.07, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. lc? 3$; 03-04.07, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Malgay V., Szalóky D. 5c? 13$; 18.06, 2010 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek L., Wágner L. 10c? 11$; Morocco 2km from Imini 1434m W07°17’30.4” N31°05’07.4” 24.06, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Malgay V., Szalóky D. 3c? 3$; Morocco Erg Hamada Mhamid 573m W 05°35’41.8” N29°50’51,9” 27.06, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Malgay V., Szalóki D. 10c? 11$.

Remarks: In Morocco, it habits in several biotops from coastal area via high dry rocky mountains to Saharan sandy dunes. It flies mainly in June and early July and usually on wing not only at nigth but also in daytime.

Distribution: It surely occurs in South Spain (Monserrat & Trivino 2013) and North Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia (Aspöck et al. 2001). Moroccan population was firstly reported by Kolbe (1884) and McLachlan (1889). Its occurrence is less mapped in the eastern part of Mediterraneum (Ábrahám 2012).