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Type: Article
Published: 2013-10-31
Page range: 381–385
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First records of the antlion genus Solter Navás from southern Africa, with description of a new species (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Myrmecaelurini)

Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae Myrmecaelurini Solter new species South Africa Afrotropical Region

Abstract

A new species of Solter Navás is described from South Africa, representing the first record of this genus from Africa south of the equator. This is a significant extension to the known distribution range of this predominantly Palaearctic genus. The species  described here is characteristically reddish brown with a banded abdomen, and was recorded at three localities in arid rocky areas in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.