Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok VI. - Natura Somogyiensis 19. (Kaposvár, 2010)
ÁBRAHÁM L Further data to the ant-lion fauna (Neuroptera) of Socotra Island (Yemen)
102 NATURA SOMOGYIENSIS 109:) but it was a misidentification. Palpares angustus McLachlan, 1898 was mentioned from Socotra by Kimmins (1960) but this specimen was not checked. Later, WHITTINGTON (2002) listed Palpares inclemens (Walker, 1853) correctly from the island. According to data cited by KOLBE (1897), and NAVÁS (1929) and unpublished data from coll: SCM (Kaposvár) it spreads in South and East Africa. Centroclisis line at a (Kirby, 1903) Material examined: YEMEN Socotra Island Noged plain (sand dunes) Sharet Halma vili. env. 12°21.9'N, 54°05.3'E 20 m Jirí Hájek leg. 10-1 l.xi.2010 3c? 1 YEMEN Socotra Island Aloove area (sand dunes) Hassan vill. env. 12°31.2'N, 54°07.4'E 221 m Jirí Hájek leg. 9-10.xi.2010 1$; YEMEN Socotra Island wadi Ayhafit 12°35.5'N, 53°58.9'E 200 m Jirí Hájek leg. 7-8.xi.2010 3cJ; YEMEN N. Socotra Island Ayfht valley 22-26.11 2010 leg.: M. Butkevicius 1$ Comment: It is an endemic species. Solter virgilii Navás, 1931 Material examined: YEMEN Socotra Island Dixam plateau Firmihin (Dracaena forest) 12°28.6'N, 54°01.1'E 490m J. Bezdék leg. 15-16.xi.20 10. \<$ Comment: This widespread species was listed from Socotra by KIMMINS 1960, WHITTINGTON 2002 and ÁBRAHÁM 2010. Cueta klugi Holzel, 1982 Material examined: YEMEN Socotra Island wadi Ayhaft 12°35.5'N, 53°58.9'E 200 m Jirí Hájek leg. 7-8. xi.2010 5c? 7$; YEMEN Socotra Island Dixam plateau Firmihin (Dracaena forest) 12°28.6'N, 54°01.1'E 490 m J. Bezdék leg. 15-16.xi.20 10. 1 $ Comment: Cueta species as undetermined material was mentioned from Socotra by WHITTINGTON 2002. Myrmeleon saldaitisi Ábrahám, 2010 Material examined: YEMEN Socotra Island wadi Ayhaft 12°35.5'N, 53°58.9'E 200 m Jirí Hájek leg. 7-8. xi.2010 1$ 8$; YEMEN Socotra Island Firmihin 400-500 m N12°28'27", E54°0'54" 6-7.ii.2010. at light L. Purchart & L. Vybiral Igt. 3$; YEMEN Socotra Island Zemhon area 270-350 m N12°30'58", E54°06'39" 3-4. ii.2010. at light L. Purchart & L. Vybiral Igt. 3c?; YEMEN Socotra Island Homhi area 400-510 m N12°34'25", E54°18'53" 9-10.ii.2010. at light L. Purchart & L. Vybiral Igt. 1$ Comment: It seems to be an endemic and a common species in the island. Myrmeleon pellucidus Holzel, 1988 Material examined: YEMEN Socotra Island Aloove area (sand dunes) Hassan vill. env. 12°31.2'N, 54°07.4'E 221 m Jirí Hájek leg. 9-10.xi.2010 1$; YEMEN Socotra Island Noged plain (sand dunes) Sharet Halma vill. env. 12°21.9'N, 54°05.3'E 20 m Jirí Hájek leg. 10-11 .xi.2010 3c? 12$; YEMEN Socotra Island Hallah Arhar (spring) 12°33.0'N, 54°27.6'E 15 m J. Bezdék leg. ll.xi.2010. 1$; YEMEN N. Socotra Island Ayfht valley 22-26.11 2010 leg.: M. Butkevicius 3j 11$ Comment: In 2010, the author described a new subspecies of Myrmeleon hyalinus which was named as ssp. isolatus Ábrahám, 2010 based on one female specimen. After checking numerous newly recorded specimens, including several male specimens, Myrmeleon hyalinus isolatus proved to be a junior synonym of Myrmeleon pellucidus Holzel, 1988. Myrmeleon hyalinus is a widespread from Western Africa to Central Asia and a very variable species, this is why HOLZEL (1986) described several subspecies. The female specimen collected in Socotra was different from this species, therefore I described it as a new subspecies of Myrmeleon hyalinus. This species was probably published by WHITTINGTON (2002) as " Myrmeleon sp. near hyalinus Olivier, 1871". Myrmeleon hyalinus and M. pellucidus are closely related species and can be separated only by male genitalia ( HOLZEL 1988). The molecular biological analysis of these
