On Afromantispa and Mantispa (Insecta, Neuroptera, Mantispidae): elucidating generic boundaries

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. T...

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Autores principales: Snyman, Louwtjie P., Sole, Catherine L., Ohl, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4602298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26478700
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.523.6068
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Sumario: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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