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Issue: Vol. 5339 No. 6: 4 Sept. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-09-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5339.6.4
Page range: 547-561
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Description of two new species of Nemoleon Navás, 1909 (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae) from India

Shadpada Entomology Research Lab; Department of Zoology; Christ College (Autonomous); Irinjalakuda; Thrissur; 680125; Kerala; India
Rippl-Rónai Museum H-7400 Kaposvár; P.O. Box 70; Hungary
Shadpada Entomology Research Lab; Department of Zoology; Christ College (Autonomous); Irinjalakuda; Thrissur; 680125; Kerala; India
Neuroptera New species antlion Nemoleontini Nemoleon India

Abstract

The Nemoleontid genus, Nemoleon Navás, 1909 from the Oriental realm, with two new species namely Nemoleon ghoshi sp. nov. and Nemoleon madayiensis sp. nov. are described from Kerala, India. Also, a species key of Nemoleon from India based on the adult characters is provided, and compered to African species.

 

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