The Mantispidae of the West Indies with special reference to the Dominican Republic (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)
- The Antillean fauna of Mantispidae (Neuroptera) consists of six species in four genera, all in the subfamily Mantispinae. Two new species are here described: Leptomantispa antillesensis Hoffman, n. sp., is described from Puerto Rico, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands (Grand Camanoe, Guana, Tortola), United States Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas), Dominica, and Guadeloupe, and Leptomantispa hispaniolaensis Hoffman, n. sp. is described from Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). Mantispilla zayasi Alayo is synonymized under Leptomantispa pulchella (Banks), new synonomy, and Mantispilla taina Alayo is synonymized under Zeugomantispa minuta (Fabricius), new synonomy. Climaciella cubana Enderlein is recorded for the fi rst time from Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). Dicromantispa sayi (Banks) is newly reported from the Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac and Little Cayman), and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). Zeugomantispa minuta (Fabricius) is now recorded from the Bahamas (Andros) and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic).
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| Author: | Kevin M. Hoffman, Oliver S. Flint Jr., Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-432183 |
| ISSN: | 1942-1354 |
| Parent Title (English): | Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics |
| Series (Serial Number): | Insecta Mundi (559) |
| Publisher: | Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. |
| Place of publication: | Gainesville, FL |
| Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2017 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2017 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2017/07/13 |
| Tag: | Greater and Lesser Antilles; distribution; mantisflies,; systematics |
| Page Number: | 18 |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 16 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 405771142 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0 |
