Taxonomic notes of the Neotropical alderfly genus Ilyobius Enderlein, 1910 (Megaloptera, Sialidae), with description of a new species
The alderfly genus Ilyobius Enderlein, 1910 is one of the rare groups of Sialidae and mainly distributed in the Neotropical region. Here we describe a new species, I. curvata sp. n., from Panama and Colombia. Furthermore, we provide re-description on two described species of Ilyobius, i.e., I. flavi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift |
| Online Access: | http://dez.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4481 |
| Summary: | The alderfly genus Ilyobius Enderlein, 1910 is one of the rare groups of Sialidae and mainly distributed in the Neotropical region. Here we describe a new species, I. curvata sp. n., from Panama and Colombia. Furthermore, we provide re-description on two described species of Ilyobius, i.e., I. flavicollis (Enderlein, 1910) and I. nubila (Navás, 1933). A key to the species of Ilyobius is given. The geographical distribution pattern of extant Ilyobius species is also summarized. |
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| ISSN: | 1435-1951 1860-1324 |