Denisia 13 I 17.09.2004 I 153-161

World distribution of the genus NAvAs 1912 (: ), with some taxonomic notes 1

M. CANARD

Abstract: The wnrltl distribution of 17 species of rhe genus Nineta is given. Eight of them are eastern Palaearctic, two occurring in Central Asia (N. afp;hanica,N. /xmiacea), four localised in China (N. ab11nda, N. dolichopcera, N. grandis, N . .1h aanxiensis), and two in the far easrernpart of Asia (N. alpicola, N. iwi). Two species (N. carint.hiaca, N. viuaca) are hocheastern- and western Palaearctic. Two species are extensive west-Palaearctic, one of them (N. flava) reaching eastw;1rds Iran and Bachkiria, the ocher one (N. p;uadan-amensis sensu IMo), not well defined in literature, extends eastwards up to Caucasus and southwards to North-Africa. Three species (N. inp1mc1ata, N. pallida, N. prin­ cipiae) only occur in the west Palaearctic. Two species (N. gravida, N. nanina) are western Nearctic. In addition, ,l Tropical Asian Nineta is yet undescrihed. The differences between N. alpicola and N. carinrhiaca are discussed.

Key words: Chrysopidac, green lacewing, Nineta, geographic distrihution.

Pattern of the genus and affinities Geographic distribution Among , the genus Nineta The genus Nineta includes presently 17 species, all NAVAS, 1912 is characterized hy: distributed in the Holarctic zone. The data hereunder gi­ ven concern their occurrence with respect. to political • a large or medium size, wing span heing wider than countries or smaller territorial units (state, republic, pro­ 30mm; vince) in the case of federate and/or very large countries. • symmetrical mandibles with small basal tooth on Citations arc the earliest known by the author. The Alps each; harbours the greatest number of sympatric species: six are • claws with basal rectangular dilation; found in Austria and Slovenia. • abdominal sternires 8 and 9of the male not fused; The genus Tumeoclirysa includes 7 species, the distri­ • ectoprocts elongate apically; butions of which are central- and eastern Palaearctic, • srernite 9 of the male elong;ue in an apex more or occurring from the Himalayan zone (Nepal ) co Ta iwan. less acute, curved dorsally and more often ,1pically trimmed with a tuft of short brush-like setae ; Nineta flava (SCOPOLI 1763) • larva fusiform, naked. Western Palaearctic extensive (Fig. 1 ), common. Of The genus Tumeochr)'.la NEEDHAM, 1909 is phyloge­ note it is absent (lack of information?) from Albania and Mediterrnnean islands except Sicily (AsPOCK & al. netically close to Nineta. Ir is very similar, especially in 1980). the symmetrically toothed mandibles, in the male geni­ talia and abdominal apex structure. However, Tumeo­ Austria: BRAUER & u)w 1857, erroneously as vittata ch1-ysa differs by the grossly enlarged scapes, the short dis­ WESMAEL 1841; - Azerhaidjan: ZAKHAI\ENKO & KRIVOKHATS• ml cubical cell in forewing closed before posterior mar­ KY 1993; - Belgium: WESMAEL 1841. as Chry.1opa per/a BuR­ MEl�'TER 1819, nee LINNAEUS 1758; - Bulgaria: Porov 1977; - gin, numerous gradates shared our in three or four irregu­ . ex-Czechoslovakia: KLAPALEK 1895; - Denmark: WOSTN�I lar series (BROOKS & BARNARD 1990). 1901; - Finland: Hr:tl.EN 1926; - France: McLACHLAN 1893; -Georgia: ZAKHARENKO & KRIVOKHATSKY 1993; - Germany: ScllNEIDER 1851a, erroneously as Chrysopa viuata WF.SMAEL

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