Contribution To The Taxonomy Of Acanthaclisini And Myrmeleontini From China (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

The present paper is a thesis for the degree of MS, which deals with the taxonomy of the Acanthaclisini and Myrmeleontini from China.In the thesis, the general morphological characters of Myrmeleontidae are given. 23 species belonging to 7 genera of the Acanthaclisini and Myrmeleontini are described, including 4 new species: Hangenomyia stenoala sp. nov.; Myrmeleon parvitus sp. nov.; Myrmeleon circuits sp. nov.; Myrmeleon trigonois sp. nov.; 1 new record genus: Acanthadisis; 3 new record species: Acanthaclisis pallida Mclachlan; Euroleon polyspilus (Gerstacker); Myrmeleon immanis Walker; 1 new combination: Hangenomyia coalitus (Yang). Alloclisis hainanica Yang , Neriga limoiana Yang ., Hagenimyia pterostigma Yang,Myrmeleon coalitus Yang, Myrmeleon exigus Yang and Myrmeleon zanganus Yang were proposed as new synonyms. Keys to the genera and species of Acanthaclisini and Myrmeleontini are given.The distribution of the Myrmeleontini and Acanthaclisini are investigated and analyzed.The taxonomy position of some genera and the phylogeny of the Acanthaclisini, Myrmeleontini and Dendroleontini are discussed.The types of species are deposited in the Insect Collections of China Agricultural University and Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.