A review of the Neuroptera of the Galápagos Islands with a new record for Sympherobius barberi (Banks) (Hemerobiidae)
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 65 (12) , 3032-3040
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z87-459
Abstract
A checklist of species of Neuroptera described and (or) recorded from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, is presented together with a review of existing records. Sympherobius barberi (Banks) is recorded from the Galápagos Islands for the first time. This also constitutes the first record of the genus Sympherobius from the islands. Comparisons have been made between the Galápagos specimens, the type specimen of the species, and specimens from Peru, Mexico, and the southern United States of America. Illustrations of habitus and genitalic structures, as well as a diagnosis and a discussion of the species are also given. Additional distributional data and illustrations are provided for Chrysopa wollebaeki Esben-Petersen, Megalomus darwini Banks, and Myrmeleon perpilosus Banks. A lectotype is designated for Megalomus darwini Banks. Keys for identification are given for all species known from the islands.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- A Revision of the Nearctic Hemerobiidae, Berothidae, Sisyridae, Polystoechotidae and Dilaridae (Neuroptera)Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1940