Owlflies from Jordan (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae)

Abstract

<jats:p>The authors publish faunistic data on 48 owlfly specimens from Jordan, where only two species were known in the past. Four species (<jats:italic>Ascalaphus festivus</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Deleproctophylla variegata</jats:italic>, Iranoidricerus cf. iranensis, <jats:italic>Stylascalaphus krueperi</jats:italic>) are new records for Jordan and the two previously recorded species (<jats:italic>Bubopsis andromache</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Bubopsis hamata</jats:italic>) are confirmed. We present an annotated bibliography, the global distribution and information on the life history of each six species. The material reviewed in three collections also provides the first mention of <jats:italic>Deleproctophylla variegata</jats:italic> for Afghanistan.</jats:p>

A new owlfly species of Iranoidricerus (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) from Jordan

“…Leen Abu Yaseen". Two other specimens seen in the same collection from Irak-al-Amir and as-Salt also attributed to this species have already been mentioned by Monnerat & Ábrahám (2020). We Figure 1A-B.…”

“…Thirteen species of owlflies have been described from the margin of the Western Palaearctic in the last 20 years (Monnerat & Ábrahám, 2020). The description of Iranoidricerus jordaniensis sp.…”

“…In a recent paper on the owlfly fauna of Jordan (Monnerat & Ábrahám, 2020), we presented six taxa, four of which were previously unknown for the country and including one taxon which we referred to as Iranoidricerus cf. iranensis.…”

The Börzsöny lacewing collection I. (Neuroptera: Osmylidae, Mantispidae, Hemerobiidae, Chrysopidae, Nemopteridae, Myrmeleontidae: Ascalaphinae)

“…Werner. Remarks: It is widespread in Africa (Prost 2013) but was also found in West Asia (Aspöck et al 2001, Monerrat & Ábrahám 2020 and in Europe on the island of Sardinia (Italy) (Pantaleoni et al 2013).…”