A revision and key to the genera of Afrotropical Mantispidae (Neuropterida, Neuroptera), with the description of a new genus
| dc.contributor.author | Snyman, Louwtjie P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ohl, Michael Mansell | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mansell, Mervyn W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Scholtz, Clarke H. | |
| dc.contributor.email | lpsnyman@zoology.up.ac.za | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-05T09:59:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-07-05T09:59:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-04-21 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Afrotropical Mantispidae genera have previously been neglected and are poorly known. The genera are revised and redescribed. A new genus Afromantispa Snyman and Ohl is described with Afromantispa tenella comb. n. as type species. Perlamantispa (Handschin, 1960) is synonymised with Sagittalata Handschin, 1959. The new combinations within the genus include S. austroafrica comb. n., S. bequaerti comb. n., S. dorsalis comb. n., S. girardi comb. n., S. nubila comb. n., S. perla comb. n., S. pusilla comb. n., S. similata comb. n., S. royi comb. n., S. tincta comb. n. and S. vassei comb. n. An illustrated key to the genera Afromantispa gen. n., Sagittalata Handschin, 1959, Mantispa Illiger, 1798, Cercomantispa Handschin, 1959, Rectinerva Handschin, 1959, Nampista Navás, 1914, and Pseudoclimaciella Handschin, 1960 is provided. The wing venation of Mantispidae is redescribed. Similarities between the genera are discussed. Subsequent studies will focus on revising the taxonomic status of species, which are not dealt with in this study. | en |
| dc.description.librarian | ab2012 | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The University of Pretoria and the Scarab Research Group (University of Pretoria) | en |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Snyman LP, Ohl M, Mansell MW, Scholtz CH (2012) A revision and key to the genera of Afrotropical Mantispidae (Neuropterida, Neuroptera), with the description of a new genus. ZooKeys 184: 67–93. DOI : 10.3897/zookeys.184.2489 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1313-2989 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1313-2970 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.3897/zookeys.184.2489 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19338 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Pensoft | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright Louwtjie P. Snyman et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en |
| dc.subject | Afrotropical | en |
| dc.subject | Lacewings | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Mantispidae | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Neuroptera | en |
| dc.title | A revision and key to the genera of Afrotropical Mantispidae (Neuropterida, Neuroptera), with the description of a new genus | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |