On Afromantispa and Mantispa (Insecta,Neuroptera, Mantispidae): elucidating generic boundaries |
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| Authors: | Louwtjie P Snyman Catherine L Sole Michael Ohl |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa;2.Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Invalidenstr. 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The genus Afromantispa Snyman & Ohl, 2012 was recently synonymised with Mantispa Illiger, 1798 by Monserrat (2014). Here morphological evidence is presented in support of restoring the genus Afromantispa
stat. rev. to its previous status as a valid and morphologically distinct genus. Twelve new combinations (comb. n.) are proposed as species of Afromantispa including three new synonyms. |
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| Keywords: | Mantispidae" target="_blank">Mantispidae Afromantispa" target="_blank">Afromantispa Mantispa" target="_blank">Mantispa Afrotropics Palearctic |
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