Antlions and owlflies (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae) of Kyrgyzstan

Cohabitation of Ant Lions Palpares libelluloides (Linnaeus, 1764) and P. turcicus Koçak, 1976 (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae)

“…and W. Azarbayjan. These and other pairs of species of the P. libelluloides group have only been reported to occur in isolation in sympatric zones according to the principle of landscape delimitation (Krivokhatsky et al, 2017;Kerimova & Krivokhatsky, 2018), and even in the last publication we had not noted areas of cohabitation of P. libelluloides and P. turcicus.…”

“…1-4), were studied. Both belong to the Palpares libelluloides species group (Krivokhatsky et al, 2017) and are represented in Azerbaijan by the Holomediterranean (Palpares libelluloides (Linnaeus, 1764)) and Kura-Araksian-Anatolian (P. turcicus Koçak, 1976). Previously they were not found simultaneously in the same habitat, in sympatric zones, in the Caucasus and in Iran.…”

“…Previously they were not found simultaneously in the same habitat, in sympatric zones, in the Caucasus and in Iran. In the Caucasus, Palpares libelluloides has been reported in Russia and in all Transcaucasian countries, including Turkey; P. turcicus is known only from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Turkey; it was not recorded in Georgia (Krivokhatsky et al, 2017). In Iran Palpares libelluloides was registered in the provinces of Azarbayjan Sharghi Prov., Fars Prov., Kermanshah Prov., Lorestan Prov., Markazi Prov., Sistan and Baluchestan Prov., Tehran prov., Zanjan Prov.…”

New faunistic records of Myrmeleontoid lacewings (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae, Nemopteridae) in Armenia

“…Nominative variation Macronemurus persicus var. persica predominate among Armenian populations [Krivokhatsky et al, 2015].…”

“…Macronemurus persicus var. graciosa Krivokhatsky, Dobosz et Khabiev, 2015 Material. 1♀, 1♂, Ararat Prov., env.…”