Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok XVIII. - Natura Somogyiensis 34. / Miscellanea 18. (Kaposvár, 2020)

Ábrahám, L. - Giacomino, M.: A little known and synonym ant-lions 2. (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

Ábrahám, L. & Giacomino, M: A little known and synonym ant-lions 2. 47

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Fig. 26: Distoleon symphineurus C.-k. Yang, 1986 n. syn. of Distoleon solitarius (Hölzel, 1970)

Distoleon sylphis (Gerstaecker, 1894)

Formicaleo sylphis Gerstaecker, 1894: 137 (Odescr), (Fig. 27).

Distoleon sylphis (Gerstaecker, 1894) - Stange 2004 (Mon, Comb).

Syn. Macronemurus interruptus Kolbe, 1897: 23 (Odescr), Banks 1920 (Dist), n. syn., (Fig. 28).

Distoleon interrupta (Kolbe, 1897) - Stange 2004 (Mon, Comb).

Syn. Fonmicaleo turbidus Navás, 1915b: 11 (Odescr), n. syn., (Fig. 29).

Formicaleon turbidus (Navás, 1915) - Banks 1920 (Dist).

Distoleon turbidus (Navás, 1915) - Stange 2004 (Mon, Comb).

Syn. Formicaleo lambarenus Navás, 1921: 303 (Odescr), n. syn., (Fig. 30).

Distoleon lambarenus (Navás, 1921) - Stange 2004 (Mon, Comb).

Syn. Formicaleo gilsi Navás, 1933c: 311 (Odescr), n. syn., (Fig. 31).

Distoleon gilsi (Navás, 1933) - Stange 2004 (Mon).

Syn: Nelees muzanus Navás, 1922: 252 (Odescr), n. syn., (Fig. 32).

Neuroleon (Neuroleon) muzanus (Navás, 1922) - Stange 2004 (Mon, Comb).

Distoleon muzanus (Navás, 1922) - n. comb.

Type of Distoleon sylphis. Checked, preserved in EMAU.

Lectotype (present designation): male "/ Lectotype / Formicaleo sylphis / Gerstaecker, 1885 / design.: Abrahám & / Giacomino 2019 [red label] /".

Label information. "/ sylphis / Gerst.* / Agoncho, / Gabun, Buchh. //, white label // Zool. Mus. / Greifswald / II 27 432 [blue label with narrow black margins and with Gerstaecker’s handwriting] /".

In Gerstaecker (1894) "Agoncho (Gabon)".

Type condition. Good, right antenna broken.

Comment. It is a valid species and four synonyms can be found as Macronemurus interruptus Kolbe, 1897, Formicaleo turbidus Navás, 1915b, Formicaleo lambarenus Navás, 1921, Formicaleo gilsi Navás, 1933.

Distribution of Distoleon sylphis. It occurs in tropical Africa: Gabon (Gerstaecker 1894), Kenya (Kolbe 1897), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Banks 1920, Navás 1919 [1921], 1933c) and Mozambique (Navás 1922).