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
80 Natura Somogyiensis Palpares angustus McLachlan, 1898 (Fig. 1) Specimens examined'. Morocco Tiz-n-Bachkoun 10km N from Tazenakt W07°16’20.7” N30°41’12.0” 1594m 28.06, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. 2<3' 1$; 01.07, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. 1$; 02.07, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. lc?; Morocco 5km from Anezol 1533m W07°17’59.1” N30°47’21.7” 02.07, 2008 1<? 1$ Leg. Ábrahám L„ Bognár L., Nagy L.; 24.06, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L„ Bognár L., Nagy L. \S 1?; 30.06, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. 1$; Morocco 6km Ait Saoun W06°35’59.0”N30°42’22.5” 1606m28-29.06, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L„Nagy L. 2c? 1? l-(missing the tip of abdomen); 15.06, 2010 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek L., Wágner L. 3cJ 1$; Morocco 13km SW from Agdz 1050m W06°33’51.2”N30°39’11.6” 16.06, 2010 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek L., Wágner L. h$. Morocco 14km Ait Saoun 1606m 29.06, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. lcj. Remarks: At first, above mentioned faunistical data were published in Abraham & Dobosz (2011) under the name Palpares martini Weele, 1907. According to Weele (1907), the type locality “Marocco” (Morocco) was a mislabelling and it was probably collected in Madagascar. However, his assumption of the recording site of the specimen was incorrect since it was really collected in Morocco. Klapálek (1912) reported it as Palpares martini from Egypt, evenmore he was also sceptical about the collecting site of Palpares martini. So this specimens was identified as Palpares martini Weele, 1907. Later, Dr. Bruno Michel called my attention to the Fig. 1. in Ábrahám & Dobosz (2011) shows a specimen of Palpares angustus McLachlan, 1898.1 checked the type material (Palpares angustus McLachlan, 1898 and related synonymous taxa Palpares angustus oranensis McLachlan, 1898, Palpares angustus gloriosa Navás, 1913 preserved in BMNH, London and in MNMS, Madrid). I can also confirm that Palpares martini Weele, 1907 is really a new synonym of Palpares angustus McLachlan, 1898. In the same paper Ábrahám & Dobosz (2011) synonimized Palpares germaini Navás, 1919 as Palpares martini Weele, 1907 from this region. Consequently, this species is also a new synonym of Palpares angustus McLachlan, 1898. Distribution: Known in North African coastal countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt as well as in SW Asia: Libanon, Jordánia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia (Aspöck et al. 2001, Stange 2004) and Oman (coll. Mus., Kaposvár). Palpares tlispar Navás, 1912 (Fig. 2) Specimens examined: Morocco 5km from Tissint 647m W07°16’45.8” N29°52’20.0” 22.09, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek T., Orsik M. 7$. Remarks: It flies in autumn in this region and collected in the warm desert climatic area at relatively low altitude inspite of Palpares angustus Mclachlan, 1898 which was collected only in higher part of the Anti-Atlas Mts. in summer time. Distribution: It is known from Northern Africa (Lybia, Egypt) to Eastern Saharan zone (Israel, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE and Eritrea). Prost (2010) mentioned this species in North Mali which is not far from Morrocan collecting site. It is new record for the Moroccan fauna. Subfamily Myrmeleontinae Latreille, 1802 Tribe Acanthaclisini Rambur, 1842 Synclisis baetica (Rambur 1842) Specimens examined: Morocco Tizi’n Trakatile 29.09, 2005 Leg. László M. Gy., G. Ronkay 1<J. Remarks: It occurs mainly in sandy areas. Imago flies in Morocco during autumn. Distribution: It is a widely distributed species from the Atlantic Isles via North Africa and Southern Europe to West Asia (Stange 2004).
