Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok 13. - Natura Somogyiensis 28. / Miscellanea 13. (Kaposvár, 2016)

Ábrahám L.: Neuroleon tarimensis sp. n. – a new ant-lion from Taklamakan desert, China (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

Ábrahám, L.: Neuroleon tarimensis sp. n.

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Fig. 6: Male inner genitalia in dorsal view

Genitalia'. Male. In lateral view, tergite 9 subrhomboid-shaped dark brown with yellow hind margin. Ectoproct yellow with anterior brown spot and with long black hairs. Stemite 8 lobe-like brown with long black hairs (Fig. 5). Gonarcus and parameres complex in dorsal view as in Fig. 6.

Paratype: Females

Fore wing: 23 mm long, 5.5 mm wide. Hind wing: 22 mm long, 4.5 mm wide.

Genitalia in lateral view as in Fig 7 and in ventral view as in Fig 8.

Sometimes dark brown spots below antenna missing and abdomen without yellow spot. Dark pattern variable on legs. Abdomen shorter than length of wings.

Etymology', tarimensis refers to the name of the Tarim basin situated in China where the Taklamakan desert can be found.

Diagnosis'. There are a few Neuroleon species in the Middle and Eastern part of Palearctic realm (Krivokhatsky 1998).

The genus Neuroleon is traditionally divided into two subgenus Ganussa Navás, 1912 and Neuroleon Navás, 1909 (Krivothatsky 1995, Stange 2004). Ganussa is characterised by small size, apical area of fore wing without cross-veins and usually 4-6 cross-