Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok VI. - Natura Somogyiensis 19. (Kaposvár, 2010)
ÁBRAHÁM L. & DOBOSZ D.: Contribution to the ant-lion and owl-fly fauna of Madagascar with description new taxa (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae)
110 NATURA SOMOGYIENSIS The diversity of species on Madagascar is a truly hotspot, great diversity is linked to great endemism. According to the estimation of researchers, 60% of animals and plants live only in Madagascar (GOODMAN & BENSTEAD 2005). The first Madagascan taxonomical and faunistical data of neuropteran species, Ascalaphus festivus (Rambur, 1842) (as Bubo festivus ) go back to the middle of 19th century. The intensive research work of ant-lion and owl-fly fauna of Madagascar started in the second half of 19th century and ended the first half of 20th century. Most of the endemic species of the island was described by MCLACHLAN (1894), KARSCH (1889), KOLBE (1906), WEELE (1907, 1909) and NAVÁS (1909, 1912a, 1914a, 1923, 1924a, 1925, 1927, 1934, 1935). The first synthesis completed with key on the Madagascan Neuroptera fauna was compiled by FRASER (195 la). He also described some new taxa as well (FRASER 1951b, 1952, 1957). Parallel with this, AUBER (1956, 1957) published new faunistic data for the island. Somewhat later, PAULIN (1961) summarised the previous researches. HANDSCHIN (1963) also reported valuable faunistic information on the neuropteran fauna of Madagascar. Finally, Stange, Tjeder and Hansson published several monographs summarizing our knowledge on the Madagascan Neuroptera fauna and enumerated the world's ant-lions ( STANGE 2004) and the African owl-flies (TJEDER 1992, TJEDER & HANSSON 1992). Recently, Penny continued their research, updated a checklist and created a website for the Madagascan Neuroptera fauna (PENNY 2003, 2006) but according to MANSELL 2010, the species- and generic-level revision of the Neuroptera fauna is still necessary. The main aim of this paper is to publish data on the collected material preserved in the Natural History Department of Somogy County Museum Kaposvár (SCMK), Hungary and Natural History Department of Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom (USMB), Poland and to contribute to the preservation of the rich fauna. Review of species Abbrevations: Chlist - Checklist, Comb - New combination, Dist - Distribution, K - Key with comment, Mon - Monograph, Morph - Morphology, Odescr Original description, Syn - Synonym SCMK - Somogy County Museum, Kaposvár, Hungary, USMB - Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, Poland Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 Palparinae Banks, 1911 Crambomorphus grandidieri van der Weele, 1907 Crambomorphus grandidieri van der Weele, 1907 - Weele 1907 (Odescr), Navás 1935 (Dist), Fraser 1951a (Chlist, K), Krivokhatsky 1998 (Dist), Whittington 2002 (Dist), Stange 2004 (Mon), Penny 2006 (Chlist, Dist). Stenares grandidieri (van der Weele, 1907) - Banks 1911 (Comb), Penny 2003 (Chlist). Stenares (Crambomorphus) grandidieri (van der Weele, 1907) - Banks 1913b (Comb, K). Material examined: In Coll. SCMK: Prov. Toliara, Ifaty 20 km N Tulear 30m, 10.-27.12.2003. l<$ leg. S. Murzin & A. Shamaev; Prov. Toliara, Ifaty 20 km N Tulear 30m, 10.-27.12.2003. lc? leg. S. Murzin & A. Shamaev in alcohol.
