Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok XIX. - Natura Somogyiensis 35. / Miscellanea 19. (Kaposvár, 2020)
Ábrahám, L.: A new Creoleon sp. n. (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) from Socotra (Yemen)
38 Natura Somogyiensis Material and methods During the revision of Creoleon material from Africa, the Arabien Peninsula and Socotra preserved in two museum collections (SCMK - Rippl-Rónai Museum, Kaposvár, Hungary; NMP - National Museum, Praha, Czech Republic), one new species was recognised. The type material was collected by light trapping. Photographs were taken by Canon EOS 400 digital camera equipped with flash light system (Sigma EM140 DM). The other photos were taken using SZX9 Olympus stereomicroscope equipped with a ScopeTek DCM 800 digital camera. The layers of photos were processed with stacking and Adobe Photoshop software. Abbrevations: C- Costal vein, Rs - Radius sector, A2, A3 - Anal veins. Resalts and discussion Creoleon prolongaveruntus sp. nov. Holotype male-, pinned. Original label: „YEMEN Island C. Sokotra, Haghier Mt Ayhft valley 2009.03.20. Leg. Saldaitis” Preserved in the entomological collection of Rippl-Rónai Museum (SCMK), Kaposvár, Hungary. Paratypes: pinned, preserved in the entomological collection of SCMK, 1<? 1 $ YEMEN Island N. Sokotra, Hills near Hadibu 2009.03.21. Leg. Saldaitis; 2(? YEMEN Island C. Sokotra, top of Diksam valley 2009.03.22. Leg. Saldaitis; lc? YEMEN Island C. Sokotra, top of Diksam cayon 2009.03.23. Leg. Saldaitis; 2<? 4$ YEMEN Island N. Sokotra, Haghier Mt. Quadab loc. 2009.03.25. Leg. Saldaitis. in alkohol, preserved in the Department of Entomology of National Museum Prague (NMP), Czech Republic, 2d' 1? YEMEN Socotra Island Noged plain (sand dunes) Sharet Halma vili. env. N12°21.9', E54°05.3' 20m Jin Hájek leg. 10-1 l.xi.2010; 8c? 1 $ YEMEN Socotra Island wadi Ayhaft N12°35.5' E53°58.9' 200m Jffi Hájek leg. 7-8.xi.2010; 1(? 1$ YEMEN Socotra Island Kesa env. 220-300m at light Hassan vili. env.l2°39' 37", 52°26'42" E 28-29.i.2010. L. Purchart lgt.; 1$ YEMEN Socotra Island Firmihin 400-500m N12°28'27", E54°0'54" 6-7.ii.2010. at light L. Purchart & L. Vybiral lgt.; 8c? 3$ YEMEN Socotra Island Zemhon area 270-350m N12°30'58" E54°06’39" 3-4.ii.2010. at light L. Purchart & L. Vybiral lgt. Description: Medium sized species. Frons separate oval spots under antennae. Labial palp yellow. Thorax and abdomen dominantly dark brown. Abdomen of males longer than wings at rest. Venation dominantly yellow, and longitudinal veins interrupted with dark brown at intersections of cross-veins. Forewing membrane slightly shaded. Hindwing completely transparent without pigmentation. (Fig. 1). Head: Vertex arched, yellow with dull black marks in two rows on top of vertex; six rounded black spots anteriorly, and irregular shaped and dull black marks posteriorly. Hairless except for minute sparse brown setae on lateral top of vertex. Frons yellow with separated oval shaped shiny and black spots and sparse tiny white hairs rigth under scapes. (Fig. 2). Gena, clypeus and labrum bright yellow. Mandible yellow but brown to black apically. Maxillary palp yellow. Labial palp yellow with long oval-shaped ochraceus sensory pit. Eye large and shiny bronze. Antenna 7 mm long. Scape yellow with ventro-basal black spot, pedicel yellow with narrow black ring ventrally, flagellar segments and club yellow with basal black rings and with short dark black setose besides somewhat longer sparse white setose on 1-5 basal segments. Tip of club shiny black.
