Michel, BrunoMansell, Mervyn W.2018-10-032018-10-032018Michel B. & Mansell M.W. 2018. A new genus and species of owlfl y from eastern and southern Africa (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 413: 1–12. https://DOI.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2018.413.2118-9773 (online)10.5852/ejt.2018.413http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66686The genus Dorsomitus Tjeder, 1992, is considered a nomen nudum. Dorsomitus gen. nov. is described and validated here. A new combination, Dorsomitus neavei (Kimmins, 1949) gen. et comb. nov. is proposed, Dorsomitus tjederi gen. et sp. nov. is described, and Disparomitus neavei Kimmins, 1949, is designated as type species of the genus Dorsomitus gen. nov.en© 2018, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. All rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.BiodiversityAscalaphidaeSuhpalacsiniAfricaAfrotropical RegionArticle