First record of the antlion Solter liber Navás, 1912 in Italy (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae)

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: island · Topics: Fossil Insects in Amber, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Myrmeleontidae are conspicuous insects with moderate species diversity, which are reasonably well studied in Europe. However, dedicated samplings in the Mediterranean region carried out in the last years suggest that the state of knowledge of the representatives of this family occurring in outhern Europe is far from ideal. Over 40 species of antlions and owlflies are reported from Italy, of which a few are only known from the islands of the Sicilian Channel.Solter liber Navás, 1912 is reported for the first time in Italy, based on specimens collected in Pantelleria Island in 2022 and 2023.

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