Rare species of antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) new for the fauna of Caucasian and Middle Asian countries
G.N. Khabiev & V.A. Krivokhatsky
Abstract. Two species new for the Russian fauna, Neuroleon (Ganussa) lukhtanovi Kriv. and Pseudoformicaleo gracilis (Klug), are collected for the first time from different localities in Daghestan; N. lukhtanovi is also first indicated for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Palpares turcicus Koçak and Nicarinus poecilopterus (Stein) are recorded for the first time from Azerbaijan and Armenia, respectively.
Key words: antlions, new records, Russia, Daghestan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2014, 23(1): 122-126 ▪ Published in print 25 June 2014
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2014.23.1.122 ▪ Open full article 
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