Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Halter (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae)

Ábrahám, Levente (2014) Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Halter (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae). NATURA SOMOGYIENSIS (25). pp. 167-186. ISSN 1587-1908, ISSN 2062-9990 (Online)

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Abstract

This paper summarizes all information on the genus Halter living in South Western Palearctic and West Oriental regions. The type and non type materials are preserved in different collections, they were reidentified and seven taxa were checked. Halter halteratus (Forskål, 1775) is a widespread species in North Africa and South West Asia. Halter libratus Navás, 1910 (syn. n.) from Sudan is a new junior synonym of Halter halteratus (Forskål, 1775). Halter nutans Navás, 1910 spreads only in South West Asia. The type specimen of Halter albostigma (Westwood, 1874) was mislabelled since all species of the genus are known only from the South Western Palearctic to the West Oriental area. Recently, Halter albostigma (Westwood, 1874) was recorded in South East Pakistan. The examined material agrees well morphologically with the type specimen. The type specimen of Eretmoptera neglecta Navás, 1910 has been recently found and checked. It also proved to be a synonym of Barbibucca biremis (Kolbe, 1900) and the type came from South Africa not from Oriental as it was considered before. Nemopistha sinica C.-k. Yang, 1986 from South China is a valid species but generic revision is needed in the future. With 25 figures.

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