A new genus and species of owlfly from eastern and southern Africa (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae)

  • The genus Dorsomitus Tjeder, 1992, is considered a nomen nudum. Dorsomitus gen. nov. is described and validated here. A new combination, Dorsomitus neavei (Kimmins, 1949) gen. et comb. nov. is proposed, Dorsomitus tjederi gen. et sp. nov. is described, and Disparomitus neavei Kimmins, 1949, is designated as type species of the genus Dorsomitus gen. nov.

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Author:Bruno Michel, Mervyn W. Mansell
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-462625
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.413
ISSN:2118-9773
Parent Title (English):European journal of taxonomy : 413
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (413)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Part of Periodical
Language:English
Year of Completion:2018
Year of first Publication:2018
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2018/04/26
Tag:Africa; Afrotropical Region; Ascalaphidae; Biodiversity; Suhpalacsini
Page Number:12
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0